Table 2.
Subject characteristics and blood parameters at screening (Mean values and standard deviations)
| Total (n 68) | Women (n 34) | Men (n 34) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | sd | Mean | sd | Mean | sd | Women v. men (P) | |
| Age (years) | 47·4 | 10·5 | 48·2 | 10·4 | 46·6 | 10·6 | 0·396 |
| Body height (cm) | 173·8 | 9·6 | 168·2 | 9·0 | 179·3 | 6·6 | <0·0001 |
| Body weight (kg) | 94·4 | 16·1 | 88·8 | 15·5 | 99·9 | 14·9 | 0·021 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 31·1 | 3·4 | 31·3 | 3·6 | 31·0 | 3·2 | 0·677 |
| Overweight (%) | 43 | 50 | 35 | ||||
| Obese (%) | 57 | 50 | 65 | ||||
| Waist circumference (cm) | 103·9 | 10·4 | 99·0 | 8·5 | 108·7 | 10·0 | 0·008 |
| Hip circumference (cm) | 111·5 | 8·7 | 115·3 | 8·8 | 107·7 | 6·7 | 0·001 |
| Waist:hip ratio | 0·93 | 0·09 | 0·86 | 0·05 | 1·01 | 0·05 | <0·0001 |
| Systolic BP (mmHg) | 144·4 | 12·6 | 141·7 | 13·4 | 147·2 | 11·3 | 0·077 |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 94·2 | 8·4 | 94·2 | 8·1 | 94·3 | 8·8 | 0·687 |
| Heart rate (beats per min) | 73·0 | 9·6 | 74·1 | 9·1 | 71·8 | 10·2 | 0·496 |
| Serum TAG (mmol/l) | 1·98 | 1·04 | 1·71 | 0·82 | 2·25 | 1·17 | 0·014 |
| Serum total cholesterol (mmol/l) | 5·69 | 1·15 | 5·97 | 1·21 | 5·41 | 1·03 | 0·042 |
| Serum HDL-cholesterol (mmol/l) | 1·46 | 0·34 | 1·64 | 0·33 | 1·27 | 0·23 | <0·0001 |
| Serum LDL-cholesterol (mmol/l) | 3·59 | 0·93 | 3·72 | 0·95 | 3·45 | 0·89 | 0·232 |
| Plasma glucose (mmol/l) | 5·19 | 0·55 | 5·00 | 0·42 | 5·38 | 0·60 | 0·013 |
| Serum insulin (pmol/l) | 67·9 | 43·4 | 57·9 | 24·5 | 77·2 | 54·4 | 0·082 |
| Serum hs-CRP (mg/l) | 3·19 | 6·04 | 2·93 | 3·22 | 3·45 | 7·98 | 0·690 |
BP, blood pressure; hs-CRP, high-sensitive C-reactive protein.