Table 1. Baseline Demographic and Biochemical Characteristics of Lean and Obese Subjects.

Characteristic	Lean (n=5)	Obese (n=5)
Age, yr	23.0±1.0	22.6±2.3
BMI, kg/m2	21.9±0.7	29.8±1.4a
Waist circumference, cm	80.4±2.1	98.4±2.8a
Triglyceride, mg/dL	88.6±16.5	78.0±5.7
Total cholesterol, mg/dL	162.0±9.4	186.6±5.3
LDL-C, mg/dL	100.8±7.3	125.8±6.2a
HDL-C, mg/dL	47.4±2.1	46.2±1.5
Fasting glucose, mg/dL	94.0±2.2	101.8±4.5

Values are expressed as mean±SEM.

BMI, body mass index; HDL-C, high density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low density lipoprotein cholesterol.

^aP<0.05 vs. lean group.