Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics of Obese Subjects and Controls

	Obese (n = 34)	Controls (n = 17)
Gender (f:m, n)	19:15	12:5
Age (years)	43.2 (9.0)	48.1 (14.9)
Smoking (n/total)	6/34	2/17
Diabetes (n/total)	17/34	1/17
BMI (kg/m2)	44.8 (6.9)	25.3 (2.1)
Cholesterol (mM)	5.18 (1.08)	5.53 (0.93)
Triglycerides (mM)	1.78 (0.87)	1.05 (0.30)
HbA1c (%, mM)	6.57 (1.15)	5.55 (0.21)

Data presented as mean (standard deviation) or number (n).

BMI, body mass index.