Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of both groups of participants

	Control Group	Obese
N(Male/Female)	15(8/9)	20(7/13)
Age [years]	28(4)	45(14)
Weight [Kg]	63.4(9.6)	120.2(22.9)*
High [m]	1.72(0.1)	1.67(0.1)
BMI [kg/m 2 ]	21.2(1.3)	43.0(4.9)*

Note: Values (except N) are shown as mean (SD). *= p < 0.05, obese vs. control group.

N = Number of subjects, BMI = Body Mass Index.