Table 2.
Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics
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Demographics
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| Age (years) | 48±2 |
| Race (%) | |
| Caucasian | 67 |
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Body Composition Parameters
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| BMI (kg/m2) | 38±2 |
| Iliac waist (cm) | 124±3 |
| Total fat mass (kg) | 44.4±3.1 |
| Total lean mass (kg) | 70.3±1.8 |
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Metabolic Parameters
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| Peak stimulated GH on GHRH-arginine (μg/L) | 2.7±0.4 |
| IGF-I (μg/L) | 134 [115,150] |
| Irisin (μg/mL) | 6.29±0.36 |
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Energy Parameters
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| REE (kcal/day) | 1757±65 |
| REE/total lean mass (kcal/day*kg) | 24.98±0.71 |
| RQ | 0.88±0.01 |
| VO2 (L/min) | 0.25±0.01 |
| VCO2 (L/min) | 0.22±0.01 |
Data reported as mean ± standard error mean, percentage, or median [interquartile range].
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; GHRH, growth hormone releasing hormone; REE, resting energy expenditure; RQ, respiratory quotient, VO2, maximal oxygen consumption; VCO2, carbon dioxide production