Table 1.

Age, anthropometry, body composition and cardiometabolic profile of the subjects included in the study (n = 136)

	All (n)	Mean	SD	Men (n)	Mean	SD	Women (n)	Mean	SD	P value (sex)
Age, y	136	22.1	2.2	45	22.3	2.3	91	21.9	2.2	0.319
ANTHROPOMETRY AND BODY COMPOSITION
Waist circumference, cm	130	81.0	13.8	43	89.9	15.2	87	76.5	10.5	<0.001
BMI, kg/m2	136	24.9	4.6	45	26.8	5.5	91	23.9	3.7	0.002
LBM, kg	136	41.8	9.7	45	52.8	7.2	91	36.3	5.0	<0.001
LMI, kg/m2	136	14.7	2.4	45	17.2	2.1	91	13.5	1.4	<0.001
FMI, kg/m2	136	8.8	3.0	45	8.1	3.6	91	9.1	2.7	0.094
Body fat mass, kg	136	24.7	8.8	45	24.8	11.0	91	24.6	7.5	0.884
Body fat percentage, %	136	35.5	7.6	45	29.7	7.6	91	38.3	5.9	<0.001
VAT mass, g	136	336	174	45	418	176	91	296	159	<0.001
CLINICAL PARAMETERS
Glucose, mg/dL	132	87.6	6.6	43	88.9	7.4	89	87.0	6.1	0.134
Insulin, μIU/mL	132	8.3	4.9	43	9.1	6.4	89	8.0	4.0	0.638
Total cholesterol, mg/dL	132	165	32	43	160	31	89	168	33	0.183
HDL-C, mg/dL	132	53	11	43	46	7	89	56	11	<0.001
LDL-C, mg/dL	132	96	25	43	97	26	89	96	25	0.990
Triglycerides, mg/dL	132	83	45	43	88	47	89	80	43	0.313
HOMA index	132	1.8	1.2	43	2.1	1.6	89	1.7	1.0	0.562
C-reactive protein, mg/L	132	2.4	3.4	43	2.1	2.3	89	2.5	3.8	0.937
Systolic pressure, mm Hg	134	117	12	44	125	11	90	113	10	<0.001
Diastolic pressure, mm Hg	134	70.9	7.6	44	72.2	9.2	90	70.3	6.7	0.185

Data are presented as mean and SD. P values are obtained from analyses of the variance after log₁₀ transformation of all blood parameters.

Abbreviations: ATP III, National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III; BMI, body mass index; FMI, fat mass index; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HOMA, homeostatic model assessment; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LMI, lean mass index; VAT, visceral adipose tissue.