TABLE 1
FROM:
High Expression of Complement Components in Omental Adipose Tissue in Obese Men
Britt G. Gabrielsson, Jenny M. Johansson, Malin Lönn, Margareta Jernås, Torsten Olbers, Markku Peltonen, Ingrid Larsson, Lars Lönn, Lars Sjöström, Björn Carlsson and Lena M.S. Carlsson
BACK TO ARTICLETable 1. Characteristics of the patients included in the study
| Obese men | General population (men) | General population (women) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean  SD (range) | Mean SD (range) | Mean SD (range) | Mean SD (range) | Mean SD (range) | |
| n | 10 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 |
| Age (years) | 44 8 (33, 56) | 30 1 (27, 32) | 60 1 (58, 62) | 30 2 (26, 32) | 60 2 (57, 62) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 41.9 4.5 (34.5, 51.2) | 24.0 2.5 (21.1, 28.2) | 25.8 2.8 (21.6, 30.8) | 22.2 2.8 (17.6, 30.9) | 25.4 3.2 (20.8, 30.9) |
| VAT area (cm2) | 280.0 67.8 (140.5, 403.7) | 77.2 34.9 (31.9, 167.7) | 139.7 68.2 (51.6, 225.4) | 42.7 14.1 (17.6, 72.1) | 116.0 46.7 (31.9, 233.9) |
| SAT area (cm2) | 632.6 183.7 (400.2, 957.6) | 174.3 76.8 (73.0, 352.1) | 195.9 77.3 (69.9, 341.3) | 190.1 91.4 (43.4, 466.8) | 288.7 88.3 (124.3, 470.4) |
| Insulin (mU/L) | 25 10 (8, 38) | – | – | – | – |
| Glucose (mM) | – | 4.2 0.7 (3.0, 5.7) | 4.5 0.6 (3.2, 6.4) | 3.9 0.4 (3.2, 5.0) | 4.5 0.6 (3.2, 5.3) |
Paired adipose tissue biopsies obtained from the obese men were used for expression analysis. Serum C3 and C4 were measured in a cross-section of the general population.
