Table 4.
Baseline Characteristics of the Participants
| Characteristics | Value |
|---|---|
| No. (female/male ratio) | 31 (13:18) |
| Age, y | 46.3±1.8 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 29.6±0.5 |
| Waist circumference, cm | 100.1±1.4 |
| Office blood pressure, mm Hg | |
| Systolica | 119.8 (115.0–124.8) |
| Diastolic | 82.0±1.6 |
| Lipids and lipoproteins, mg/dL | |
| TC | 210.0±6.6 |
| HDL‐C | 41.9±2.0 |
| LDL‐C | 138.3±5.7 |
| Triglyceridesa | 137.1 (116.7–161.0) |
| Glucose, mg/dL | 93.9±1.5 |
| Insulin, μU/mLa | 5.8 (4.4–7.5) |
| hs‐CRP, mg/La | 1.5 (1.0–2.3) |
Values are mean±SEM, unless otherwise indicated, and were obtained using the univariate procedure (PROC UNIVARIATE) in SAS. BMI indicates body mass index; HDL‐C, high‐density lipoprotein cholesterol; hs‐CRP, high‐sensitivity C‐reactive protein; LDL‐C, low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol; and TC, total cholesterol.
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Data are given as geometric mean (95% confidence interval) for nonnormally distributed variables.