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Table 1 Descriptive statistics for demographic and clinical characteristic of participants

From: Near-roadway air pollution, immune cells and adipokines among obese young adults

 

Mean (SD) or N [%]

No. of participants

30

Age, years

22.0 (3.12)

Sex

 

Women

18 [60.0%]

Overweight/Obesity

 

Overweight (25 < BMIa and < 30)

4 [13.3%]

Obese (BMIa ≥ 30)

26 [86.7%]

Race/Ethnicity

 

Hispanic

22 [73.3%]

Smoking status

 

Never smoker

16 [55.2%]

Ever smoker

13 [44.8%]

Blood Adipokines

 

Leptin (ng/ml)

64.8 (47.6)

Adiponectin (μg/ml)

9.3 (4.1)

Leptin/Adiponectin Ratio

8.7 (7.2)

Adipose Tissue Adipokines

 

Leptin (ng/ml)

10.5 (6.5)

Adiponectin (μg/ml)

0.912 (0.373)

Leptin/Adiponectin Ratio

11.9 (5.82)

  1. aBMI, body mass index
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Environmental Health

ISSN: 1476-069X