Table 2. Demographics and metabolic characteristics of the subjects.

Variables	Mean±SE	Range
Gender (Males/Females)	50/72
Age (years)	44±1	19–65
Height (cm)	171±1	149–193
Weight (kg)	85±2	52–166
Waist circumference (cm)	97±1	56–150
Body fat (%)	32±1	10–54
Insulin sensitivity (µM kg−1 min−1 pM−1)	0.064±0.004	0.010–0.200
hsCRP (mg/ml)	0.20±0.03	0.01–1.54
TNF-α (pg/ml)	4.19±0.81	0.06–55.44
Il-6 (pg/ml)	0.93±0.23	0.04–25.93
Total adiponectin (µg/ml)	9.00±0.41	2.92–24.58
Total adiponectin (µg/ml)*	6.43±0.44	2.45–17.47
LMW adiponectin (µg/ml)*	2.36±0.24	0.46–8.83
MMW adiponectin (µg/ml)*	1.49±0.15	0.30–4.86
HMW adiponectin (µg/ml)*	2.58±0.24	0.49–7.81
Fetuin-A (µg/ml)	264±10	111–604

Values are mean (SE);

^*available in 49 subjects