TABLE 3.
Baseline characteristics of study participants1
| Study 1 (amount of total fat) | Study 2 (type of fat) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline characteristics | Men (n = 46) | Women (n = 57) | Total (n = 103) | Men (n = 52) | Women (n = 33) | Total (n = 85) |
| Age, y | 36.0 ± 12.0 | 39.4 ± 14.8 | 37.9 ± 13.6 | 33.3 ± 8.6 | 39.0 ± 9.7 | 35.5 ± 9.4 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 24.7 ± 3.6 | 24.4 ± 3.0 | 24.5 ± 3.3 | 27.4 ± 4.2 | 27.9 ± 4.6 | 27.6 ± 4.4 |
| Total cholesterol, mg/dL | 198.9 ± 29.3 | 201.2 ± 31.8 | 200.1 ± 30.6 | 199.5 ± 34.8 | 199.2 ± 30.9 | 199.5 ± 30.9 |
| LDL cholesterol, mg/dL | 132.3 ± 29.6 | 128.2 ± 30.2 | 130.1 ± 29.9 | 128.8 ± 23.2 | 127.2 ± 27.1 | 128.4 ± 23.2 |
| HDL cholesterol, mg/dL | 44.5 ± 9.3 | 55.1 ± 9.9 | 50.4 ± 11.0 | 39.1 ± 7.7 | 45.6 ± 11.6 | 41.8 ± 7.7 |
| Triglycerides, log10 mg/dL | 2.01 ± 0.2 | 1.91 ± 0.2 | 1.96 ± 0.2 | 2.14 ± 0.3 | 2.08 ± 0.2 | 2.11 ± 0.2 |
| Glucose, mg/dL | ND | ND | ND | 93.3 ± 12.6 | 92.4 ± 10.8 | 93.0 ± 12.6 |
| Insulin, log10 μU/mL | ND | ND | ND | 1.06 ± 0.2 | 1.01 ± 0.2 | 1.04 ± 0.2 |
1
Values are means ± 1 SD. All analytes were measured in plasma. ND, not done.