Table 1. Baseline characteristics of MECHE cohort (n = 110).

Variable	Mean ± S.D.
Sex (m/f)	55/55
Age (y)	32 ± 11
Weight (kg)	76.65 ± 16.85
BMI (kg m-2)	25.3 ± 5.3
WHR	0.85 ± 0.1
BP SYS (mm Hg-1)	123.1 ± 12.9
BP DIA (mm Hg-1)	74.7 ± 10.9
Glucose (mmol l-1)	5.21 ± 0.56
HDL cholesterol (mmol l-1)	1.34 ± 0.36
TAG (mmol l-1)	1.05 ± 0.60
Insulin (μIU ml-1)	8.48 ± 6.69
HOMA-IR	2.00 ± 1.70
Adiponectin (ug ml-1)	4.99 ± 3.07
Resistin (ng ml-1)	4.56 ± 1.77

All values are means ± standard deviation. BMI, Body Mass Index; WHR, Waist to Hip Ratio; BP SYS, Systolic Blood Pressure; BP DIA, Diastolic Blood Pressure; HDL, High Density Lipoprotein cholesterol; TAG, triglycerides; HOMA-IR, Homeostatic Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance