Table 1. Characteristics of the study participants (N=98).

BMI: body mass index, WC: waist circumference, HC: hip circumference, NC: neck circumference, SW: shoulder width, HDL: high-density lipoprotein, LDL: low-density lipoprotein, HbA1c: glycosylated hemoglobin, SD: standard deviation, H/o: history of, DM: diabetes mellitus, HTN: hypertension, BMI: body mass index, FBS: fasting blood sugar, PPBS: postprandial blood sugar, cat: category

Variable	Categories	N(%)/mean (SD)
Age group	20-40 years	30 (30.6)
	41-60 years	49 (50.0)
	>60 years	19 (19.4)
Gender	Female	49 (50.0)
	Male	49 (50.0)
H/o DM	0	72 (73.5)
	1	26 (26.5)
H/o HTN	0	64 (65.3)
	1	34 (34.7)
Weight (Kg)		72.7 ± 14.1
Height (cm)		158.4 ± 9.6
BMI		29.0 ± 5.2
WC (cm)		92.1 ± 8.7
HC (cm)		107.4 ± 12.1
WC/HC		0.9 ± 0.1
NC (cm)		36.6 ± 3.6
SW (cm)		41.7 ± 3.8
NC/SW		0.9 ± 0.1
Total cholesterol	Normal	69 (70.4)
	>200mg/dl	29 (29.6)
Triglycerides	Normal	48 (49.0)
	>150	50 (51.0)
HDL cat	Normal	60 (61.2)
	<40 mg/dl	38 (38.8)
LDL cat	Normal	82 (83.7)
	130 mg/dl	16 (16.3)
FBS binary	<126	56 (57.1)
	≥126	42 (42.9)
PPBS cat	<200	56 (58.1)
	≥200	42 (42.9)
HbA1c	<6.5	40 (40.8)
	≥6.5	58 (59.2)