TABLE 1.

Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Study Subjects

Characteristic	Men (N = 66)	Women (N = 63)
Age, years	37.7 ± 7.4	36.9 ± 8.1
Average systolic blood pressure, mmHg	131.5 ± 12.7	121.1 ± 14.9
Average diastolic blood pressure, mmHg	77.5 ± 9.3	73.3 ± 10.5
Body Mass Index (Kg/m2)	27.0 ± 5.7	26.9 ± 6.3
Ideal Body Weight, proportion	1.17 ± 0.25	1.17 ± 0.27
Body fat, %**	20.8 ± 7.8	37.7 ± 10.6
CES–D	11.3 ± 10.5	11.3 ± 9.6
POMS–SF Depression	3.7 ± 5.4	3.7 ± 5.0
POMS–SF Fatigue*	3.7 ± 3.6	4.8 ± 4.1

CES–D: Center for Epidemiologic Studies–Depression Scale; POMS–SF: Profile of Mood States–Short Form.

^*p <0.05, independent t-test.

^**p <0.01, independent t-test.