TABLE 3.

Baseline characteristics of participants with overweight or obesity at risk of cardiovascular disease¹

Characteristic	Participants
Age, y	51.8 ± 2.7 (40–64)
BMI, kg/m2	29.4 ± 0.7 (25.9–33.8)
Waist circumference, cm	100 ± 1.3 (94.2–101)
Blood pressure, mm Hg
Systolic	122 ± 3.3 (106–138)
Diastolic	78.2 ± 1.6 (70–87)
Glucose, mg/dL	97.1 ± 3.5 (75.0–112)
Total cholesterol, mg/dL	200 ± 10.4 (149–269)
HDL cholesterol, mg/dL	45.0 ± 2.6 (34.0–64.0)
LDL cholesterol, mg/dL	131 ± 8.5 (88.0–195)
Triglycerides, mg/dL	121 ± 16.2 (51.0–202)
C-reactive protein, mg/dL	1.3 ± 0.3 (0.3–3.5)

¹ n = 12. Values are mean ± SEM (range).