Table 2.
Clinical and metabolic parameters of subjects (N = 105)
| Feature | Frequency | Percent | |
| Somatic illness | No | 78 | 74.3 |
| Cardiovascular illness | 4 | 3.8 | |
| Other illnesses | 14 | 13.3 | |
| Smoking | Yes | 67 | 63.8 |
| No | 31 | 29.5 | |
| Medications | No | 87 | 82.9 |
| With known effects on investigated features (Contraceptives) | 9 | 8.6 | |
| Other medications | 4 | 3.8 | |
| Elevated hepatic enzymes | No | 77 | 73.3 |
| Yes | 19 | 18.1 | |
| Diet | Continental | 75 | 71.4 |
| Mediterranean | 13 | 12.4 | |
| Mixed | 10 | 9.5 | |
| Positive family history | No | 25 | 23.8 |
| Diabetes | 12 | 11.4 | |
| Cardiovascular disease | 32 | 30.5 | |
| Obesity | 2 | 1.9 | |
| More than one | 34 | 32.4 | |
| Hypertension (>135/85 mmHg) | No | 79 | 75.2 |
| Yes | 19 | 18.1 | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | <25 | 77 | 73.3 |
| 25.01-30 | 23 | 21.9 | |
| > 30.01 | 5 | 4.8 | |
| Abdominal obesity (WHR >90 (M), >85 (F) | No | 85 | 83.3 |
| Yes | 17 | 16.7 | |
| Hypertriglyceridemia (>1.7 mmol/L) | No | 93 | 88.6 |
| Yes | 12 | 11.4 | |
| Hypercholesterolemia (>5 mmol/L) | No | 81 | 77.1 |
| Yes | 24 | 22.9 | |
| HDL-C (<1.0 mmol/L) | No | 98 | 93.3 |
| Yes | 7 | 6.7 | |
| LDL-C (>3 mmol/L) | No | 81 | 77.1 |
| Yes | 24 | 22.9 | |
| Glucose levels (>6.4 mmol/L) | Hypoglycemia | 4 | 3.8 |
| Normal | 100 | 95.2 | |
| Hyperglycemia | 1 | 1.0 | |
| CRP levels (mg/L) | < 1 | 61 | 58.1 |
| 1-3 | 34 | 32.4 | |
| > 3 | 10 | 9.5 | |
| Elevated urate levels (>383 mmol/L) | No | 93 | 88.6 |
| Yes | 12 | 11.4 |
M - male; F - female; HDL-C - high density lipoprotein; LDL-C - low density lipoprotein cholesterol; CRP - C-reactive protein