Table 3.

Baseline Characteristics of Study Participants (n=45)^*

Characteristics	Mean±SD (n=45)
Age, y	45±13.3
BMI, kg/m2	28.2±2.4
TC, mg/dL	199.9±32.4
LDL‐C, mg/dL	128.1±26.1
HDL‐C, mg/dL	48.7±12.1
TG, mg/dL	114.0±39.6
Glucose, mg/dL	92.2±8.0
Insulin, μIU/mL*	3.5 (1.6, 6.0)
hsCRP, mg/L*	0.9 (0.5, 2.4)
DBP, mm Hg	79.2±7.4
SBP, mm Hg	117.2±10.4

BMI indicates body mass index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HDL‐C, high‐density lipoprotein cholesterol; hsCRP, high sensitivity C‐reactive protein; LDL‐C, low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TC, total cholesterol.

^*Baseline values were obtained before randomization, at the end of 2 weeks run‐in AAD. All values were reported as means±SD, except for insulin and hsCRP.

^*hsCRP and insulin are reported as median with 25% and 75% percentile values.