Table 1. Baseline characteristics of study subjects.
| Lean | Obese | Pioglitazone-treated | Fish oil-treated | |
| Number/female | 7/5 | 9/8 | 9/8 | 19/13 |
| Age (yr) | 40±2.8 | 46.56±3.16 | 50±2.6 | 48.8±2.3 |
| % body fat | 27.95±3.5 | 45.19±1.0 | 41±2.4 | 44.4±2.7 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.8±0.93 | 35.9±0.81 | 32±1.5 | 33.4±2.3 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 70.6±9.14 | 140.1±13.89 | 233±48.5 | 147.3±7.7 |
| Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 190±9.25 | 159.7±12.89 | 218±20.25 | 207.1±6.4 |
| HDL (mg/dl) | 62±7.84 | 49.0±3.86 | 48±2.3 | 53.5±4.2 |
| LDL (mg/dl) | 113.75±9.1 | 82.4±11.64 | 117±18.1 | 125.9±6.1 |
| Glucose fasting (mg/dl) | 85.25±3.59 | 92.2±3.51 | 90±4.5 | 95.8±2.8 |
| Glucose 2 hr (mg/dl) | 121.9±14.14 | 159.9±7.49 | 161±8.7 | 167.8±6.6 |
| HbA1c (%) | 5.3±0.13 | 5.8±0.18 | 5.4±0.13 | 6.0±0.6 |
| SI (×10−4 min−1 [µU/ml]−1) | 7.02±1.39 | 1.8±0.22 | 1.6±0.16 | 1.9±0.9 |