Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of study subjects

All values are mean±standard deviation.

BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; FBS, fasting blood sugar; TG, triglyceride; s-BP, systolic blood pressure; d-BP, diastolic blood pressure; HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance; Obesity, prevalence of obesity in this study subjects; CO, prevalence of central obesity in this study subjects; MS, prevalence of metabolic syndrome by NCEP-ATP III in this study subjects; u-ketone, prevalence of keteonuria after overnight fasting at least eight hours.