Table 1.
Participant characteristics¹
| Age (y) | 39.3 ± 10.9 |
|---|---|
| Weight (kg) | 92.6 ± 19.3 |
| BMI (kg/m²) | 33.0 ± 6.9 |
| Body fat (%) | 35.8 ± 14.0 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 105.3 ± 16.3 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 130.1 ± 11.1 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 82.0 ± 10.0 |
| Fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) | 5.5 ± 0.5 |
| Fasting serum insulin (pmol/l) | 88.8 ± 46.2 |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/l) | 5.42 ± 1.14 |
| HDL-C (mmol/l) | 1.18 ± 0.45 |
| LDL-C (mmol/l) | 3.16 ± 1.07 |
| Cholesterol:HDL-C ratio | 5.1 ± 1.8 |
| Triglycerides (mmol/l) | 2.80 ± 1.37 |
| Blood glucose after 2-hour OGTT (mmol/l) | 8.3 ± 0.3 |
| QUICKI² | 0. 330 ± 0.039 |
1N = 14 (8 M, 6 F); Mean ± SD
2Quantitative insulin sensitivity check index = 1/[log (fasting insulin, μU/mL) + log (fasting glucose, mg/dL)] [14]