Table 1.

Baseline subject characteristics(n= 54)

	Mean	SD	Range
Age, years	44.5	13.1	21.0–69.0
Weight, kg	94.7	16.1	70.0–129.1
Waist circumference, cm	99.8	11.2	76.0–125.5
BMI, kg/m2	35.8	6.0	27.2–47.6
DXA fat mass, kg	45.9	13.0	27.1–71.2
DXA abdominal fat, kg	6.9	2.8	3.2–13.6
CRPa, mg/l	3.8	5.0	0.7–23.4
IL-6a, pg/ml	2.9	3.3	0.6–21.7
TNF-αa, pg/ml	2.6	3.3	0.1–18.9
MCP-1, pg/ml	236.3	72.9	96.6–417.1

^aVariables loge transformed before analysis.