Table 1.

Descriptive baseline characteristics of the participants

	Female (n = 30)	Male (n = 21)	P-Value
Age (y)	52.3 ± 10.58	53.2 ± 10.45	0.98
Weight (kg)	74.03 ± 10.82	81.09 ± 12	0.05
BMI (kg/m 2 )	30.06 ± 4.3	27.78 ± 3.27	0.04
Waist (cm)	101.83 ± 9.18	101.52 ± 7.6	0.90
WHR	0.95 ± 0.05	0.96 ± 0.04	0.26
HbA1c (%)	7.95 ± 2.19	8.45 ± 1.92	0.46
HOMA-IR	3.33 ± 1.53	3.95 ± 3.44	0.74
QUICKI	0.33 ± 0.02	0.33 ± 0.03	0.74

Independent sample t-test and Mann Whitney U-test were used.

BMI: Body Mass Index

WHR: Waist to Hip Ratio

HbA1c: Glycosylated Hemoglobin

HOMA-IR: Homeostatic Model Assessment-Insulin Resistance

QUICKI: Quantitative Insulin Sensitivity Check Index