Variables | RMR.per.kg < 20 kcal/24 h/kg (n = 171) Mean ± SD | RMR.per.k ≥ 20 kcal/24 h/kg (n = 233) Mean ± SD | 0.95% CI | P-value | P-value* |
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Quantitative variables | |||||
Demography | |||||
 Age (years) | 37.50 ± 8.02 | 36.06 ± 9.78 | − 0.36, 3.25 | 0.11 | 0.16 |
Body composition | |||||
 BMI (kg/m2) | 32.3 ± 4.49 | 30.47 ± 3.97 | 1.01, 2.69 |  < 0.0001 | 0.73 |
 Weight (kg) | 83.96 ± 13.53 | 79.30 ± 11.16 | 2.22, 7.08 |  < 0.0001 |  < 0.0001 |
 Height (cm) | 160.98 ± 5.96 | 161.40 ± 5.80 | −1.58, 0.75 | 0.48 | 0.07 |
 WC (cm) | 102 ± 10.36 | 97.86 ± 9.50 | 2.17, 6.10 |  < 0.0001 |  < 0.0001 |
 WHR | 1.48 ± 7.00 | 0.92 ± 0.05 | −0.34, 1.45 | 0.22 |  < 0.0001 |
Biochemical measurements | |||||
 FBS (mmol/L) | 88.0 ± 10.12 | 86.71 ± 8.90 | 1.09, 3.73 | 0.28 | 0.42 |
 TG (mmol/L) | 125.77 ± 63.37 | 113.72 ± 55.88 | −3.06, 27.16 | 0.13 | 0.04 |
 T-chol (mmol/L) | 186.71 ± 35.46 | 183.26 ± 36.27 | −5.51, 12.4 | 0.45 | 0.22 |
 LDL (mg/dL) | 97.68 ± 24.85 | 91.86 ± 22.71 | −0.18, 11.82 | 0.05 | 0.62 |
 HDL-C (mg/dL) | 45.64 ± 10.96 | 47.93 ± 10.62 | −5.00, 0.41 | 0.09 | 0.49 |
Blood pressure | |||||
 SBP (mmHg) | 111.94 ± 13.91 | 110.66 ± 15.91 | − 2.18, 4.73 | 0.47 | 0.03 |
 DBP (mmHg) | 77.37 ± 9.07 | 77.91 ± 11.93 | − 2.97, 1.89 | 0.67 | 0.009 |
Inflammatory factors | |||||
 PAI-1 (mg/dI) | 18.04 ± 32.11 | 13.73 ± 27.03 | − 4.82, 13.45 | 0.34 | 0.65 |
 MCP-1 (mg/dI) | 54.33 ± 102.47 | 41.89 ± 71.28 | − 11.57, 36.4 | 0.27 | 0.42 |
 hs-CRP (mg/L) | 4.77 ± 4.62 | 3.73 ± 4.57 | − 0.13, 2.22 | 0.08 | 0.65 |
 TGF-β (mg/L) | 83.24 ± 59.31 | 73.29 ± 29.87 | − 5.03, 24.94 | 0.19 | 0.46 |
RMR measurements | |||||
 RMR (Kcal) | 1482.52 ± 254.03 | 1701.42 ± 209.97 | − 273.66, 164.5 |  < 0.0001 | 0.001 |
 RMR.per.kg | 17.56 ± 1.88 | 22.37 ± 2.11 | − 5.27, − 4.35 |  < 0.0001 |  < 0.0001 |
Physical activity | |||||
 Physical activity | 1145.82 ± 1759.29 | 1310.58 ± 2519.97 | 823.52,1479.08 | 0.54 | 0.60 |
Qualitative variables | |||||
Education | |||||
 Illiterate | 2 (50.0) | 2 (50.0) | – | 0.22 | 0.69 |
 Diploma | 26 (53.1) | 23 (46.9) | |||
 > Diploma | 143 (40.75) | 208 (59.25) | |||
Marital status | |||||
 Married | 131 (45.8) | 155 (54.2) | – | 0.01 | 0.81 |
 Single | 40 (33.9) | 78 (66.1) | |||
Job | |||||
 Unemployed | 111 (44.4) | 139 (55.6) | – | 0.27 | 0.02 |
 Employed | 60 (38.96) | 94 (61.04) |  |  |  |
Housing status | |||||
 Landlord | 97 (40.9) | 140 (59.1) | – | 0.61 | 0.91 |
 Leased | 74 (44.32) | 93 (55.68) | |||
Number of family members | |||||
 < 4 | 137 (42.0) | 189 (58.0) | – | 0.28 | 0.61 |
 ≥ 4 | 34 (43.59) | 44 (56.41) | |||
Weight loss history in past years | |||||
 Yes | 82 (41.8) | 114 (58.2) | – | 0.26 | 0.60 |
 No | 89 (42.79) | 119 (57.21) | |||
Economic status | |||||
 Low | 16 (40.0) | 24 (60.0) | – | 0.64 | 0.76 |
 Moderate | 75 (44.91) | 92 (55.09) | |||
 High | 60 (38.7) | 95 (61.3) | |||
 Very high | 20 (47.62) | 22 (52.38) |