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Table 1 Anthropometric measurements and laboratory findings among the study participants

From: Correlation of circulating miRNA-33a and miRNA-122 with lipid metabolism among Egyptian patients with metabolic syndrome

Characteristics

Controls (n = 50)

Patients (n = 100)

p-value (< 0.05) is significant

Significance

miRNA-33a

0.0874 ± 0.08755

0.0037 ± 0.009579

< 0.001

HS

miRNA- 122

1.9615 ± 2.62465

3.938774 ± 3.938774

0.0016

HS

Age (years)

47.4 ± 4.2046

48.4571 ± 8.06350

< 0.001

HS

Sex (male/female)

F 75%

M 25%

F 85%

M 15%

 

BMI (kg/m2)

Normal weight ≥18–< 25

Overweight ≥25–< 30

Obese ≥30

24.865 ± 6.1954

Normal (no = 22) (44%)

Overweight (no = 28) (56%)

34.57 ± 5.01458

Overweight (n = 30) (30%)

Obese (n = 70) (70%)

< 0.001

HS

FBG (mg/dL)

114.8 ± 47.02168

189.878 ± 66.9303

0.0140

HS

HbA1c (%)

5.3 ± 0.433669

8.47575 ± 1.766534

0.0469

HS

TC (mg/dL)

172.15 ± 50.2103

203.7273 ± 44.2141

=0.0115

HS

TG (mg/dL)

133.8 ± 58.01869

178.3636 ± 74.463

=0.0286

HS

cHDL (mg/dL)

42.5697 ± 9.78827

40.4 ± 8.987711

=0.0394

HS

cLDL (mg/dL)

100.86 ± 42.86601

125.803 ± 38.72177

=0.0211

HS

  1. BMI body mass index, FBG fasting blood glucose, HbAlc glycosylated hemoglobin, TC total cholesterol, TG triglycerides, cHDL high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, cLDL low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, F female, M male, HS high significance. Data presented as mean ± SD value and p value