Table 3.
Baseline Characteristics of Participants Randomized to Study Diets
| Characteristica | Women | Men | Total | P valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | 20 | 25 | 45 | 0.75 |
| Age, y | 47±9 | 40±11 | 43±10 | 0.04 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 30.8±5.2 | 29.9±4.3 | 30.3±4.7 | 0.52 |
| TC, mg/dL | 187.5±28.9 | 190.9±36.4 | 189.4±33.0 | 0.74 |
| HDL‐C, mg/dL | 52.9±11.8 | 41.5±6.8 | 46.6±10.8 | 0.001 |
| LDL‐C, mg/dL | 114.8±27.0 | 122.6±33.6 | 119.1±30.7 | 0.40 |
| TC:HDL‐C ratio | 3.7±1.0 | 4.7±1.1 | 4.2±1.1 | 0.004 |
| Non–HDL‐C, mg/dL | 134.7±30.4 | 149.3±34.9 | 142.8±33.4 | 0.15 |
| TG, mg/dL | 98.4±31.4 | 133.2±64.1 | 117.7±54.5 | 0.03 |
| Glucose, mg/dL | 89.6±6.5 | 91.9±8.1 | 90.9±7.4 | 0.30 |
| Insulin, μIU/mL | 7.3±3.6 | 6.4±3.8 | 6.8±3.7 | 0.42 |
| bSBP, mm Hg | 121±11 | 121±12 | 121±11 | 0.92 |
| bDBP, mm Hg | 77±8 | 77±8 | 77±8 | 0.98 |
| cSBP, mm Hg | 113±9 | 110±10 | 111±10 | 0.33 |
| cDBP, mm Hg | 78±8 | 78±8 | 78±8 | 0.85 |
| AP, mm Hg | 12±5 | 6±4 | 8±5 | <0.0001 |
| AIx, % | 32±12 | 15±13 | 22.3±15 | <0.0001 |
| PTT, ms | 64±9 | 71±7 | 68±9 | 0.004 |
| PWV, m/s | 7.1±0.9 | 6.8±0.9 | 6.9±1.0 | 0.38 |
Data presented as mean±SD. Baseline measurements were taken on the last 2 days of run‐in diet. AIx indicates augmentation index; AP, augmentation pressure; bDBP, brachial diastolic blood pressure; BMI, body mass index; bSBP, brachial systolic blood pressure; cDBP, central diastolic blood pressure; cSBP, central systolic blood pressure; HDL‐C, high‐density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL‐C, low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol; PTT, pulse transit time; PWV, pulse‐wave velocity; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglycerides.
a
Differences between men and women were computed using a Student t test (α<0.05).