Table 1.

Baseline Clinical Characteristics of 12 Study Subjects

Characteristic	Value
Age, y	34.9 ± 11.3
Sex (female/male)	6/6
Race (black/Latino/white)	9/1/2
Body composition
BMI, kg/m2
Women	38.0 ± 1.6
Men	33.4 ± 1.9
Lean body mass, kg
Women	48.0 ± 5.6
Men	67.2 ± 8.5
% body fat
Women	49.2 ± 1.5
Men	32.5 ± 6.8
Cardiovascular parameters
SBP, mm Hg	115 ± 13
DBP, mm Hg	62 ± 11
HR, beats/min	64 ± 9.8
Metabolic parameters
Fasting glucose, mg/dL	91 ± 6
Hemoglobin A1C, %	5.5 ± 0.3
Fasting insulin, μU/mL	18 ± 11
Fasting C-peptide, ng/mL	3.0 ± 1.2
QUICKI	0.32 ± 0.03
Lipids
Total cholesterol, mg/dL	163 ± 32
Calculated LDL, mg/dL	88 ± 32
HDL, mg/dL	51 ± 15
Triglycerides, mg/dL	139 ± 69
Free fatty acid, mEq/L	0.454 ± 0.105

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; HR, heart rate; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; QUICKI, quantitative insulin sensitivity check index ; SBP, systolic blood pressure. Values shown are means ± SD.