Table 1.

Characteristics of study subjects

¹⁾Mean ± SD

²⁾BMI: body mass index

³⁾LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol

⁴⁾GGT: gamma-glutamyl transferase

⁵⁾hs-CRP: high-sensitivity C-reactive protein

⁶⁾IL-6: interleukin-6

⁷⁾FPG: fasting plasma glucose

⁸⁾HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol