Table I.

Clinical and biochemical characteristics of study subjects

Variables	Mean ± SD (n=961)
Age (yr)	40 ± 11
Body mass index (kg/m2)	23.1 ± 3.9
Waist circumference (cm)	83.1 ± 10.9
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	117 ± 17
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	74 ± 11
Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dl)	90 ± 26
2hr post plasma glucose (mg/dl)	109 ± 39
HbA1c (%)	5.8 ± 1.0
Serum cholesterol (mg/dl)	179 ± 35
Serum triglycerides (mg/dl)*	106
HDL cholesterol (mg/dl)	43 ± 10
LDL cholesterol (mg/dl)	112 ± 30

Values are mean ± SD; LDL cholesterol, low density lipoprotein; HDL cholesterol, high density lipoprotein;

^*Geometric mean