Table 2.
Characteristics of recruited subjects
| Parameters | Measures (n=37) |
|---|---|
| Demographics and medical history | |
| Age (years) | 34.8 ± 12.5 |
| Male sex, n (%) | 15 (40.5) |
| Female sex, n (%) | 22 (59.5) |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | |
| White | 19 (51.4) |
| Black | 7 (18.9) |
| Asian | 11 (29.7) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 24.3 ± 3.4 |
| Clinical and laboratory values | |
| Systolic BP (mmHg) | 118.9 ± 12.6 |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 70.6 ± 9 |
| TC (mg/dL) | 176 ± 45.7 |
| TG (mg/dL) | 83.8 ± 49.1 |
| HDL-C (mg/dL) | 62.2 ± 18.4 |
| LDL-C (mg/dL) | 97.2 ± 44.6 |
| ApoA-I (mg/dL) | 155.1 ± 31.1 |
| ApoB (mg/dL) | 88.7 ± 32.4 |
| hsCRP (mg/L) | 2.4 (0.5-3.0) |
| HOMA-IR | 1.9 (1.1- 2.4) |
| Insulin (μU/mL) | 8.3 ± 5.2 |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 92.6 ± 8.4 |
| HbA1C (%) | 5 ± 0.5 |
| AST (U/L) | 21.5 ± 12.5 |
| ALT (U/L) | 18.4 ± 9.5 |
| TSH (μlU/mL) | 2.1 ± 1.4 |
| Uric Acid (mg/dL) | 5.4 ± 1.3 |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.9 ± 0.2 |
| RBC (M/uL) | 4.6 ± 0.5 |
| WBC (K/uL) | 5.6 ± 1.5 |
N/A: Not applicable; BP: blood pressure; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglycerides; HDL-C: HDL cholesterol; LDL-C: LDL cholesterol; hsCRP: high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; HOMA-IR: homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance; HbA1C: hemoglobin A1c; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; TSH: thyroid-stimulating hormone; RBC: red blood cells; WBC: white blood cells. Data represented as mean ± SD (n = 37) or interquartile range (IQR) for parametric and non-parametric variables respectively and as n (%) for categorical variables.