Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the twenty subjects who completed the study
| n | 20 |
|---|---|
| Age (years) |
38.7 ± 14.4 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) |
24.1 ± 2.3 |
| Waist circumference (cm) |
85.7 ± 7.0 |
| Brachial systolic BP (mm Hg) |
112.0 ± 12.7 |
| Brachial diastolic BP (mm Hg) |
69.0 ± 9.2 |
| Heart rate (bpm) |
56.2 ± 10.2 |
| Aortic systolic BP (mm Hg) |
99.4 ± 14.5 |
| Aortic diastolic BP (mm Hg) |
67.8 ± 9.3 |
| Augmentation index (%) |
8.4 ± 24.2 |
| Augmentation index at HR of 75 bpm (%) |
0.1 ± 7.9 |
| Reflection time (m/s) |
157.2 ± 24.8 |
| Pulse wave velocity (m/s) |
6.7 ± 1.4 |
| Plasma glucose (mmol/L) |
4.85 ± 0.37 |
| Insulin (mU/L) |
4.26 ± 2.27 |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) |
4.5 ± 0.8 |
| High density lipoprotein cholesterol (mmol/L) |
1.4 ± 0.3 |
| Triglyceride (mmol/L) | 1.0 ± 0.7 |
Abbreviations: BP blood pressure, bpm beats per minute, m/s metres per second, all measurements were made at the screen visit; all blood parameters were measured after an overnight fast.