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Table 1—

Metabolic parameters by grade of obesity defined by a WHO expert committee

BMI (kg/m²)	WHO classification	n	FPG (mg/dl)	TC (mg/dl)	TG (mg/dl)	HDL-C (mg/dl)	Systolic BP (mmHg)	Diastolic BP (mmHg)	Uric acid (mg/dl)
<18.5	Underweight	113	88 ± 11	178 ± 28	79 ± 24	62 ± 14	118 ± 13	70 ± 10	4.8 ± 1.2
18.5–24.9	Normal	1,086	92 ± 15^*	196 ± 33^*	113 ± 77	56 ± 13^*	122 ± 14^*	73 ± 10^*	5.3 ± 1.4^*
25.0–29.9	Preobese	323	96 ± 14^†	207 ± 34^†	167 ± 111^†	48 ± 9.8^†	128 ± 13^†	78 ± 10^†	6.0 ± 1.3^†
30.0–34.9	Class I obese	37	98 ± 18	205 ± 38	179 ± 122	47 ± 8.4	133 ± 12^‡	81 ± 10	6.5 ± 1.5

BMI (kg/m²)	WHO classification	n	FPG (mg/dl)	TC (mg/dl)	TG (mg/dl)	HDL-C (mg/dl)	Systolic BP (mmHg)	Diastolic BP (mmHg)	Uric acid (mg/dl)
<18.5	Underweight	113	88 ± 11	178 ± 28	79 ± 24	62 ± 14	118 ± 13	70 ± 10	4.8 ± 1.2
18.5–24.9	Normal	1,086	92 ± 15^*	196 ± 33^*	113 ± 77	56 ± 13^*	122 ± 14^*	73 ± 10^*	5.3 ± 1.4^*
25.0–29.9	Preobese	323	96 ± 14^†	207 ± 34^†	167 ± 111^†	48 ± 9.8^†	128 ± 13^†	78 ± 10^†	6.0 ± 1.3^†
30.0–34.9	Class I obese	37	98 ± 18	205 ± 38	179 ± 122	47 ± 8.4	133 ± 12^‡	81 ± 10	6.5 ± 1.5

Values are means ± SD.

*

P < 0.01 (versus underweight);

†

P < 0.001 (versus normal);

‡

P < 0.01 (versus preobese). BP, blood pressure.