Table 2. Baseline data on the study population (n = 45). Data are mean ± SD, or adjusted means from multivariate models with respective 95% confidence intervals.
| Demographics | |
| Age (years) | 46.5±5.5 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 28.0±2.0 |
| Diet & Lifestyle | |
| Daily energy intake (kcal) | 2331±525 |
| Daily energy intake from saturated fat (%) | 13.3±3.2 |
| Glucose homeostasis | |
| Insulin sensitivity (Matsuda index) | 5.12 (4.31–6.09) |
| Disposition index | 5.17 (2.73–7.74) |
| Plasma Lipids | |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/l) | 5.09 (4.78–5.40) |
| LDL-C (mmol/l) | 3.18 (2.91–3.46) |
| Oxidised LDL-C (mU/ml) | 62552 (57691–67413) |
| HDL-C (mmol/l) | 1.05 (0.97–1.14) |
| Triglycerides (mmol/l) | 1.46 (1.32–1.61) |
| Adiposity | |
| Total body fat (%) | 29.4 (27.7–31.0) |
| Android fat to gynoid fat ratio | 1.31 (1.25–1.37) |
| Ambulatory (24-hour) blood pressure | |
| Mean diastolic (mmHg) | 80.9 (78.7–83.1) |
| Mean systolic (mmHg) | 127.6 (124.4–130.8) |
| Nocturnal diastolic dipping (%) | 18.9 (16.6–21.5) |
| Nocturnal systolic dipping (%) | 13.7 (11.7–15.7) |