Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of the study sample. Mean ±standard deviation for female and male subjects is presented.

Parameter	Mean women (n=199)	Mean men (n=204)
Age (years)	52.2 ±4.0	52.0 ±3.8
Body mass index (kg /m2)	28.1 ±5.6	28.9 ±4.2
Abdominal circumference (cm)	101.1 ±15.2	102.5 ±12.3
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	116.7 ±13.8	120.2 ±13.0
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	74.6 ±9.3	79.1 ±9.2
Fat consumption (g /day)	52.0 ±27.0	62.0 ±32.3
T2 baseline (ms)	33.6 ±2.4	33.6 ±2.2
T2 change (%)	3.2 ±5.6	3.8 ±5.1
T2 change (ms)	1.0 ±1.9	1.2 ±1.7