TABLE 1.

Characteristics of 13 women and 3 men in study A¹

	Mean ± SD	Range
Age, y	40.4 ± 10.4	21–58
Weight, kg	145 ± 22.0	113–194
Height, cm	169 ± 8.8	155–185
BMI, kg/m2	50.6 ± 5.7	41.7–60.6
Plasma triglycerides,23mmol/L	1.7 ± 0.8	0.9 – 3.1
Plasma vitamin K
K1, nmol/L	1.4 ± 0.9	0.3–3.4
K1/triglycerides,2nmol/mmol	0.8 ± 0.5	0.3–20.0
DK1, nmol/L	0.4 ± 0.6	nd4–1.9
DK1/triglycerides,2nmol/mmol	0.2 ± 0.3	nd–0.8
MK-4, nmol/L	nd5	nd5
Subcutaneous adipose tissue vitamin K
K1, nmol/kg	148 ± 71.8	51.2–285
DK1, nmol/kg	40.0 ± 30.2	11.9–131
MK-4, nmol/kg	2.4 ± 4.3	nd5–10.3
Visceral adipose tissue vitamin K
K1, nmol/kg	175 ± 112	46.8–431
DK1, nmol/kg	48.5 ± 36.2	3.4–160
MK-4, nmol/kg	3.1 ± 6.0	nd5–20.3

¹Values are mean ± SD (range), n = 16 unless indicated otherwise.

²n = 15.

³Lower detectable limit is <0.05 mmol/L.

⁴nd, Not detectable <0.02 nmol/L.

⁵nd, not detectable <0.07 nmol/L.