Table 1.
Baseline Demographic and Clinical Characteristics.
| Parameters | Values |
|---|---|
| Age, y | 50.5 ± 1.1 |
| Sex (M/F) | 32/58 |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 24.2 ± 0.3 |
| Waist circumference, cm | 85.7 ± 1.0 |
| Smoking (n, %) | 23 (25.6) |
| Hypertension (n, %) | 18 (20) |
| Pulse, bpm | 73.4 ± 1.1 |
| Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | 116.9 ± 1.7 |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg | 75.3 ± 1.0 |
| Mean blood pressure, mmHg | 89.2 ± 1.1 |
| ALT, U/L* | 22 (19.9∼28.2) |
| AST, U/L* | 19.5 (16.0∼31.1) |
| Fasting blood glucose, mmol/L | 4.58 ± 0.11 |
| Total cholesterol, mmol/L | 4.33 ± 0.10 |
| Triglycerides, mmol/L* | 1.19 (0.86∼1.56) |
| LDL-cholesterol, mmol/L | 2.42 ± 0.07 |
| HDL-cholesterol, mmol/L | 1.33 ± 0.04 |
| Serum creatinine, μmol/L | 55.5 ± 0.9 |
| Serum Na+, mmol/L | 141.2 ± 0.2 |
| Serum K+, mmol/L | 4.36 ± 0.07 |
| Serum Cl−, mmol/L* | 104.2 (102.7∼105.4) |
| Plasma UA, µmol/L | 260.5 ± 8.0 |
Values are means ± SE or percentages; ALT: alanine aminotransferase, AST: Aspartate aminotransferase,
LDL: low-density lipoprotein, HDL: high-density lipoprotein, UA: uric acid. *Expressed as median (25–75%).