Characteristics of Subjects with Extremes of Body Mass Index in Group with Complete Gallbladder Emptying
| Total | Male | Female | ||||
| Characteristic | Upper 20% | Lower 20% | Upper 20% | Lower 20% | Upper 20% | Lower 20% |
| Body mass index | 36.3 ± 6.0 (24) | 20.1 ± 1.9* (28) | 36.5 ± 8.0 (11) | 20.5 ± 1.6* (6) | 36.1 ± 4.2 (13) | 19.9 ± 2.0* (22) |
| Age (y) | 56.5 ± 15.0 (28) | 50.5 ± 15.6 (28) | 54.8 ± 17.6 (11) | 54.7 ± 18.7 (6) | 57.5 ± 13.6 (17) | 49.4 ± 14.9 (22) |
| Male (n) | 11 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Female (n) | 17 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 22 |
| Weight (kg) | 99.4 ± 24.5 (27) | 56.6 ± 8.2* (28) | 114.6 ± 27.3 (11) | 63.7 ± 7.0* (6) | 88.0 ± 16.0 (16) | 54.6 ± 7.5* (22) |
| Fasting glucose (mg/dL) | 104.1 ± 21.1 (18) | 98.8 ± 20.7 (28) | 112.9 ± 30.6 (7) | 100.3 ± 18.2 (6) | 98.5 ± 10.4 (11) | 98.4 ± 21.7 (22) |
| Serum cholesterol (mg/dL) | 181.3 ± 16.5 (11) | 192.4 ± 36.7 (16) | 172.3 ± 18.5 (4) | 135.5 ± 0.7 (2) | 186.4 ± 14.1 (7) | 200.5 ± 31.4 (14) |
| LDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 100.6 ± 20.5 (10) | 104.8 ± 30.8 (15) | 90.3 ± 17.9 (4) | 72.0 ± 2.8 (2) | 107.5 ± 20.6 (6) | 109.8 ± 30.0 (13) |
| HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 53.4 ± 9.5 (11) | 71 ± 20.5* (16) | 53 ± 10 (4) | 50.5 ± 7.8 (2) | 53.6 ± 10.0 (7) | 73.9 ± 20.1* (14) |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 119.1 ± 44.7 (11) | 81.1 ± 32.7* (16) | 137.5 ± 59.5 (4) | 66.5 ± 21.9 (2) | 108.5 ± 34.8 (7) | 83.1 ± 34.0* (14) |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 132 ± 17.6 (25) | 114.2 ± 13.1* (28) | 131.8 ± 19.6 (10) | 115.2 ± 11.3 (6) | 132.1 ± 16.8 (15) | 113.9 ± 13.8* (22) |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 78.7 ± 6.5 (25) | 68.8 ± 8.4* (28) | 77.4 ± 7.1 (10) | 72.5 ± 10.2 (6) | 79.6 ± 6.2 (15) | 67.8 ± 7.7* (22) |
↵* P ≤ 0.05, comparing values for upper and lower quintiles for each parameter.
HDL = high-density lipoprotein; LDL = low-density lipoprotein.
Values are expressed as mean ± SD, with n in parentheses.