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Table 1 The 5 groups of BMIs

From: The expression of platelet serotonin transporter (SERT) in human obesity

 

Controls (NWs, n = 28)

Overweight (OWs, n = 18)

Obese I (OB-Is, n = 17)

Obese II (OB-IIs, n = 19)

Obese III (OB-IIIs, n = 32)

Age (y)

35.11 ± 2.24

39.42± 3.10

39.76 ± 3.22

36.16 ± 2.92

41.94 ± 2.06

(20.0-61.0)

(21.0-59.0)

(16.0-63.0)

(20.0-61.0)

(22.0-59.0)

BMI (Kg/m 2 )

21.39 ± 0.39

27.07 ± 0.26

32.67 ± 0.30

37.52 ± 0.34

46.34 ± 0.67

(18.3-25)

(***) (25.4-28.8)

(***) (30.1-34.7)

(***) (35.5-39.8)

(***) (40.0-54.8)

  1. Data are presented as mean ± S.E.M.; in parenthesis sample ranges, minimum and maximum values are shown.
  2. ANOVA BMI and post-hoc Bonferroni test: (***): p < 0.001, NWs vs. OWs, OB-I/II/IIIs.