Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of the participants

Variable	Mean ±SD
Age, years	55.6 ± 10.0
Gender, male/female	19/14
Body mass index, kg/m2	26.6 ± 4.5
Physical activity, METs.min/w*	2423 (897–4544)
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg	128.2 ± 14.6
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg	73.15 ± 10.0
Glucose, pl, mg/dL	90.8 ± 11.6
Cholesterol ,pl, mg/dL
Total	226.4 ± 35.2
LDL	148.3 ± 28.8
HDL	53.01 ± 11.13
Triglycerides, pl, mg/dL*	114.2 (85.5 ± 145.0)
Use of antilipemic medication, yes/no	14/19

^*Values expressed as median (25th-75th percentile).

pl, plasma.