Table 1.

Demographic Characteristics of Study Participants

Parameters	Values	Baseline	8 Weeks	12 Weeks
Subjects (n)	16
Age (years)	35.7 ± 3.4
Gender
Males	6
Females	10
Body weight (lb.)		188.5 ± 8.6	187.9 ± 8.8	187.4 ± 8.9
Body–mass index, kg/m2		28.9 ± 0.6	28.8 ± 0.7	29.3 ± 0.7
Blood pressure systolic, mmHg		114.3 ± 3.1	114.8 ± 2.8	112.1 ± 2.5
Blood pressure diastolic, mmHg		74 ± 1.9	71.6 ± 1.5	69.8 ± 1.8
Pulse (min)		70.1 ± 2.0	72.4 ± 1.9	70.8 ± 2.2

Values are expressed as mean ± SEM.