Table 1.
Subject metabolic characteristics at screening (n=101)
| Characteristic | All participants (n=101) | Males (50) | Females (51) |
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Anthropometric measurements
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| Age | 49.5±1.2 | 46.6±1.9 | 52.2±1.5 |
| Body mass (kg) | 85.8±1.5 | 95.8±1.9* | 75.9±2.1* |
| Height (m) | 1.7±0.01 | 1.7±0.01 | 1.6±0.01 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 29.4±0.4 | 30.2±0.6 | 28.6±0.6 |
| Waist circumference | 101.9±1.1 | 107.0±1.2* | 96.8±1.4* |
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Metabolic syndrome risk factors
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| Glucose (mmol/L) | 5.2±0.1 | 5.2±0.1 | 5.3±0.2 |
| HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | 1.3±0.03 | 1.1±0.04 | 1.4±0.1 |
| Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 1.8±0.09 | 2.0±0.2 | 1.7±0.1 |
| Blood pressure SBP/DPB(mmHg) | 122/78 | 123/78 | 118/78 |
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Number of Metabolic syndrome risk factors per participant
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| 1 factor | 57 | 25 | 32 |
| 2 factors | 24 | 17 | 7 |
| 3 factors | 19 | 7 | 12 |
| 4 factors | 1 | 1 | |
Values are expressed as means ± SEM
*
Values were significantly different between genders p<0.0001