. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Dec 1.

Published in final edited form as: Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2017 Oct 5;37(12):2364–2369. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.117.310081

Table 1.

Subject Characteristics at Baseline

	Mean ± SD
Sex: Women/Men (n)	52/34
Race: White/Black/Other (n)	62/16/8
Age (y)	53.7 ± 13.0
BMI (Kg/m²)	28.1 ± 4.7
CIMT (mm)	0.68 ± 0.13
Lipids (mg/dL)
Total cholesterol	181.6 ± 33.8
LDL cholesterol	101.2 ± 27.6
HDL cholesterol	59.6 ± 19.3
Triglycerides	101.1 ± 49.5
HbA1C (%)	5.51 ± 0.36
Fasting glucose (mg/dL)	95.2 ± 11.5
Fasting insulin (µU/mL)	12.4 ± 11.6
HOMA-IR	3.08 ± 3.36
Blood pressure (mmHg)
Systolic	124 ± 17
Diastolic	74 ± 11
Non-cholesterol sterols
5α-cholestanol (µg/mL)	2.52 ± 0.64
Lathosterol (µg/mL)	1.87 ± 0.92
5α-cholestanol/Lathosterol	1.76 ± 1.32
Medications (n):
Statins	11
Anti-hypertensive
Calcium channel blockers	6
Angiotensin II receptor antagonists	5
Angiotensin converting enzyme	8
Diuretic	1

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; HbA1C, hemoglobin A1c; HOMA-IR, homeostasis model of insulin resistance.