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Table 1 Characteristics of participants in the study

From: Effects of cold sensitivity in the extremities on circulating adiponectin levels and metabolic syndrome in women

  

Cold sensation in hands and feet

  

Characteristics

All

non-CHHF

Intermediate

CHHF

P value

Men

 N

372

122

173

77

 

 Age (years)

48.9 (14.9)

49.7 (13.3)

48.8 (15.4)

47.6 (16.3)

0.774

 Body mass index (kg/m2)

24.1 (3.46)

25.1 (3.08)

24.0 (3.24)

22.8 (4.01)

1.07 × 10-7

 Waist circumference (cm)

87.3 (9.25)

90.4 (8.29)

87.2 (9.41)

82.8 (8.49)

1.31 × 10-7

 Waist-to-hip ratio

0.933 (0.0618)

0.950 (0.0518)

0.933 (0.0627)

0.906 (0.0656)

1.31 × 10-5

 Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

124 (13.9)

123 (12.6)

123 (12.6)

124 (18.1)

0.992

 Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

79.8 (10.4)

81.4 (10.3)

79.4 (9.16)

78.1 (12.8)

0.100

 Fasting blood glucose (mg/dL)

104 (32.4)

104 (34.1)

104 (31.9)

101 (31.0)

0.254

 Triglyceride (mg/dL)

147 (89.2)

151 (75.2)

145 (97.9)

144 (90.0)

0.109

 HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

42.4 (10.5)

41.0 (10.0)

42.6 (10.9)

44.0 (10.1)

0.0727

Women

 N

649

130

229

290

 

 Age (years)

47.9 (15.8)

52.8 (16.4)

47.7 (16.1)

45.7 (14.7)

1.74 × 10-4

 Body mass index (kg/m2)

23.1 (3.34)

24.5 (3.73)

23.6 (3.24)

22.0 (2.85)

2.07 × 10-14

 Waist circumference (cm)

82.3 (9.93)

86.5 (10.2)

83.7 (9.39)

79.2 (9.27)

2.62 × 10-13

 Waist-to-hip ratio

0.890 (0.0698)

0.917 (0.0686)

0.899 (0.0642)

0.870 (0.0693)

3.24 × 10-10

 Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

119 (14.9)

123 (14.3)

120 (15.0)

115 (14.3)

1.12 × 10-8

 Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

76.1 (11.0)

79.7 (10.6)

77.2 (11.0)

73.6 (10.6)

2.51 × 10-8

 Fasting blood glucose (mg/dL)

97.0 (23.7)

102 (34.7)

97.1 (22.9)

94.7 (17.0)

0.133

 Triglyceride (mg/dL)

116 (75.3)

142 (91.9)

123 (74.8)

99.0 (62.3)

5.76 × 10-8

 HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

49.5 (11.9)

47.2 (12.2)

48.9 (11.3)

50.9 (12.1)

1.39 × 10-3

  1. Values are presented as means (standard deviations)
  2. Non-CHHF (cold hypersensitivity in the hands and feet): people feel that both hands and feet are warm
  3. Intermediate: people feel that hands and/or feet are neutral
  4. CHHF: people feel that both hands and feet are cold
  5. P value: Kruskal-Wallis test