Table 1.

Clinical data.

	Lean group	Metabolic syndrome group
Subjects (M/F)	10 (7/3)	11 (6/5)
Age (Years)	29 ± 2	49 ± 3‡
Body mass index (kg/m2)	25 ± 1	32 ± 1‡
Waist circumference (cm)	89 ± 2	108 ± 2†
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)	176 ± 10	177 ± 9
LDL cholesterol (mg/dl)	98 ± 7	110 ± 9
HDL cholesterol (mg/dl)	59 ± 4	47 ± 3*
Triglycerides (mg/dl)	94 ± 13	103 ± 13
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	117 ± 4	133 ± 4†
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	74 ± 3	80 ± 3
Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dl)	82 ± 1	98 ± 6*
2 h oGTT plasma glucose (mg/dl)	97 ± 4	158 ± 24*
Plasma FGF21 (pg/ml)	127 ± 18	278 ± 60*

Values are means ± SE. *P < 0.05, † for P < 0.01, and ‡ for P < 0.001.