Table 1 Overall clinical and biological parameters of 55 obese subjects and 15 lean controls

n

Female/Male

Age (years)

BMI (kg/m²)

Glucose homeostasis

   Glucose (mmol/l)

   Insulin (μU/ml)

   QUICKI

Type 2 diabetes

   Glycemia > 7 mmol/l or treatment

Lipid homeostasis

   Cholesterol (mmol/l)

   HDL cholesterol (mmol/l)

   Triglycerides (mmol/l)

Adipokines

   Leptin (ng/ml)

   Adiponectin (μg/ml)

Risk factors

   HDL < 1.03 mmol/l (M), < 1.29 mmol/l (F)

   Hypertension ≥ 130/85 mmHg

   Glucose ≥ 5.6 mmol/l

   Triglycerides ≥ 1.7 mmol/l

Inflammatory factors

   TNF-α (pg/ml)

   IL6 (pg/ml)

   hsCRP (mg/dl)

   Orosomucoid (g/l)

   Serum amyloid A (μg/ml)

Hepatic factors

   Aspartate aminotransferase (IU/l)

   Alanine aminotransferase (IU/l)

   γGT (mg/dl)