Table 1: Anthropometric and biochemical characteristics of the study subjects.

- BMI P
27.01 – 29.99a 30.00 – 33.99b >34.00c
Gender (W/M) 2 / 5 13 / 8 6 / 0
Age (Years) 50 ± 4.62 47.05 ± 5.03 47 ± 7.46
BMI (Kg/m2) 28.29 ± 1.09 31.52 ± 1.01 35.58 ± 1.85 b,c P < 0.001
Waist Circumference (cm) 93.54 ± 6.3 98.7 ± 6.04 106.33 ± 6.83 b,c P 0.001 < P < 0.05
HDL (mg/dL) 45.14 ± 8.23 47.48 ± 11.12 56.67 ± 14.24 b,c P > 0.05
Fasting Blood Glucose (mg/dl) 79.57 ± 4.58 81.71 ± 16.15 86.83 ± 9.48 b,c P > 0.05

W: women; M: men; BMI: body mass index; Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation. Differences were considered significant when P < 0.05, as comparing group 2(b) and group 3 (c) with group 1 subjects (a).