TABLE 2.

Anthropometric, blood pressure, and biochemical characteristics of participants at screening¹²

Variable	Value
Age, y	49 ± 2
Weight, kg	85 ± 4
BMI, kg/m2	29 ± 1
SBP, mm Hg	121 ± 2
DBP, mm Hg	78 ± 2
TC, mmol/L	5.8 ± 0.2
HDL cholesterol, mmol/L	1.4 ± 0.1
LDL cholesterol, mmol/L	3.7 ± 0.2
TG, mmol/L	1.5 ± 0.2
TC:HDL cholesterol	4.3 ± 0.3
Glucose, mmol/L	5.3 ± 0.1

¹Values are means ± SEMs, n = 15. DBP, diastolic blood pressure; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TC, total cholesterol.

²Blood was drawn after a 12-h fast.