Table 2.
Subject characteristics at baseline
(Mean values with their standard errors)
| All (n 15) | Male (n 7) | Female (n 8) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | sem | Mean | sem | Mean | sem | |
| Age (years) | 57·6 | 2·3 | 54·1 | 2·9 | 61·0 | 3·2 |
| Body weight (kg) | 80·8 | 2·6 | 83·9 | 4·0 | 78·1 | 3·2 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 29·7 | 0·9 | 28·4 | 1·0 | 30·9 | 1·5 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 99·6 | 1·9 | 99·3 | 3·4 | 99·9 | 2·3 |
| Hip circumference (cm) | 108 | 2 | 104 | 3 | 112 | 3 |
| Cholesterol (mm) | ||||||
| Total | 5·60 | 0·31 | 5·26 | 1·44 | 5·89 | 0·34 |
| LDL | 3·74 | 0·26 | 3·52 | 1·28 | 3·93 | 0·27 |
| HDL | 1·26 | 0·05 | 1·14 | 0·18 | 1·37 | 0·04* |
| Total TAG (mm) | 1·29 | 0·11 | 1·29 | 0·46 | 1·29 | 0·16 |
| Total cholesterol:HDL-cholesterol ratio | 4·52 | 0·34 | 4·75 | 1·85 | 4·31 | 0·24 |
| Fasting plasma glucose (mm) | 6·07 | 0·11 | 5·98 | 0·12 | 6·14 | 0·18 |
| 2 h plasma glucose (mm) | 7·65 | 0·45 | 8·07 | 0·88 | 7·29 | 0·37 |
| Fasting plasma insulin (pmol/l) | 87·9 | 17·8 | 107·0 | 33·0 | 69·1 | 12·9 |
* Difference between males and females, P = 0·01.