Characteristics of the obese and non-obese subjects
| Obese | Non-obese | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | p Value* | |
| Data are mean (SEM). | |||||||
| *Comparison between total obese and total non-obese subjects. | |||||||
| n | 65 | 47 | 112 | 296 | 133 | 429 | NS |
| Age (y) | 57.6 (10.2) | 62.3 (9.6) | 59.6 (10.1) | 60.1 (13.8) | 59.1 (15.9) | 59.8 (14.5) | NS |
| Body height (cm) | 165.1 (14.9) | 150.2 (5.6) | 158.7 (8.2) | 164.4 (6.9) | 152.1 (6.9) | 160.6 (8.9) | NS |
| Body weight (kg) | 72.9 (6.3) | 64.4 (6.2) | 69.3 (6.3) | 59.4 (7.8) | 9.3 (6.8) | 56.3 (8.8) | <0.01 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 26.8 (1.2) | 26.8 (1.2) | 27.5 (1.7) | 21.9 (2.4) | 21.3 (2.3) | 21.3 (2.3) | <0.01 |
| Colon polyps (n) | 36 | 21 | 57 | 69 | 55 | 124 | <0.001 |