Table 1.
Characteristics of study population
| Variables | Number or Mean ± SD | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | 21 Female | 7 Male | |
| Smoking habit | |||
| n | 16 smokers | 12 non-smokers | |
| Pack-years | 16.2 ± 18.2 | ||
| Age [years] | 40.8 ± 13.8 | ||
| BMIa | 25 ± 5 | ||
| WHRb | 0.83 ± 0.08 | ||
| LDLc [mg/dL] | 119.9 ± 30.7 | ||
| HDLd [mg/dL] | 67.4 ± 29.8 | ||
| Daily meals [n] | 3.8 ± 1.0 | ||
| Education level [n] | |||
| primary | 2 | ||
| secondary | 10 | ||
| higher bachelor | 9 | ||
| higher master | 7 | ||
| Activity level [n] | |||
| None | 7 | ||
| Low | 5 | ||
| Moderate | 10 | ||
| Increased | 4 | ||
| Intensive | 2 | ||
a BMI Body Mass Index, b WHR Waist-Hip Ratio, c LDL Low-density lipoprotein, d HDL High-density lipoprotein