Table 1.

Baseline characteristics, anthropometric, dual‐energy X‐ray absorptiometry (DEXA) and biochemistry variables

Anthropometric data
Height (cm)	173 ± 1.9
Body mass (kg)	86.2 ± 4.1
Body mass index (kg/m2)	28.8 ± 1.4
Waist girth (cm)	99.3 ± 2.1
Hip girth (cm)	105.7 ± 2.4
Waist/Hip ratio	0.94 ± 0.01
Resting HR	bpm
Heart rate	62 ± 2
Resting blood pressure	mmHg
Systolic BP	128 ± 4
Diastolic BP	82 ± 4
Mean arterial pressure	100 ± 4
DEXA	%
Total body fat	32.5 ± 1.6
Body fat legs	28.4 ± 1.9
Body fat trunk	38.2 ± 1.7
Body fat android	43.6 ± 1.9
Body fat gynoid	34.4 ± 1.9
Fasting biochemistry	mmol/L
Cholesterol	6.0 ± 0.3
Triglyceride	1.8 ± 0.2
LDL‐C	4.1 ± 0.3
HDL‐C	1.1 ± 0.1
Cholesterol/HDL ratio	5.5 ± 0.4
Glucose	5.2 ± 0.1

Data is mean ± SEM, n = 8.

HR, heart rate; BP, blood pressure; LDL‐C, low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL‐C high‐density lipoprotein cholesterol.