TABLE 1.

Baseline characteristics of participants

	Mean ± SD	Range
Age (years)	51.4 ± 9.0	29.0–69.6
BMI (kg/m2)	32.1 ± 4.6	26.0–47.9
Waist (cm)	105.3 ± 12.9	86.5–151.0
Total fat (%)	35.6 ± 7.4	21–48
Truncal fat (% of total)	52.2 ± 5.6	43–64
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	133 ± 14	93–155
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	85 ± 9	64–104
Cardiovascular disease risk (% per 10 years)*	7.3 ± 5.1	0–17.3
Total cholesterol (mmol/l)	5.7 ± 1.1	3.2–9.3
LDL cholesterol (mmol/l)	3.7 ± 0.9	1.7–7.0
HDL cholesterol (mmol/l)	1.45 ± 0.36	0.92–2.45
Triglyceride (mmol/l)	1.4 ± 0.6	0.4–2.7
Glucose (mmol/l)	5.2 ± 0.7	4.0–7.4
A1C (%)	5.5 ± 0.3	4.9–6.3

% fat estimated by DEXA.

*Estimated using Framingham risk score.