TABLE 3.

Baseline characteristics of participants who completed the trial¹

Characteristic	Values
Age, y	45.3 ± 11.2 (30–67)
Male n / female n	28/35
BMI, kg/m2	29.6 ± 3.0 (25.0–35.7)
Waist circumference, cm	102.2 ± 7.1 (88–117)
Blood pressure, mm Hg
Systolic	130.1 ± 12.8 (106–162)
Diastolic	81.4 ± 10.3 (61–102)
Glucose, mg/dL	99.6 ± 7.3 (80.5–123.5)
Insulin, µU/mL	11.7 ± 6.4 (3.9–35.4)
Total cholesterol, mg/dL	192.9 ± 33.2 (131.5–271.5)
HDL cholesterol, mg/dL	49.4 ± 11.8 (31.3–77.6)
LDL cholesterol, mg/dL	126.2 ± 27.8 (78.4–188.6)
Triglyceride, mg/dL	112.0 ± 50.7 (31.0–284.5)
High-sensitivity C-reactive protein, mg/L	3.0 ± 2.8 (0.3–13.2)

¹ n = 63. Values are mean ± SD (range).