Table 2.

Clinical blood characteristics

	Placebo		Nitrite 80 mg/day		Nitrite 160 mg/day
	Baseline	Week 10	Baseline	Week 10	Baseline	Week 10
Total cholesterol, mg/dl	164 ± 7	158 ± 7	175 ± 8	174 ± 9	180 ± 6	183 ± 8
HDL cholesterol, mg/dl	59 ± 6	58 ± 6	58 ± 4	60 ± 4	57 ± 4	59 ± 4
LDL cholesterol, mg/dl	90 ± 5	87 ± 4	100 ± 6	101 ± 7	109 ± 6	108 ± 8
Triglycerides, mg/dl	79 ± 8	67 ± 5	70 ± 6	70 ± 13	75 ± 6	80 ± 9
Glucose, mg/dl	94 ± 1	91 ± 2	90 ± 2	90 ± 1	93 ± 1	91 ± 2
Insulin, μU/ml	8 ± 1	10 ± 2	9 ± 1	8 ± 1	8 ± 1	7 ± 1
HOMA-IR, U	1.9 ± 0.2	2.2 ± 0.4	2.0 ± 0.2	1.8 ± 0.3	1.8 ± 0.2	1.6 ± 0.2

Values are means ± SE.

HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance.