Table 1.
Characteristics of the study participants of each group.
| Overall (N = 130) | Responders (n = 22) | Non-responders (n = 43) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mean1 (SD) or n (%) | mean (SD) or n (%) | mean (SD) or n (%) | p- valuea | |
| Male (n, %) | 104 (80%) | 15 (68%) | 37 (86%) | 0.17b |
| Age (years) | 51 (6) | 48 (6) | 51 (7) | 0.07 |
| Weight (kg) | 67.1 (12.3) | 59.8 (11.2) | 72.3 (10.7) | <0.001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.4 (3.7) | 21.1 (3.0) | 25.0 (3.1) | <0.001 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 122 (16) | 116 (17) | 127 (17) | 0.03 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 79 (12) | 74 (13) | 84 (11) | 0.003 |
| Fasting blood glucose (mg/dL) | 95 (12) | 88 (7) | 97 (15) | 0.002 |
| Hemoglobin A1c (%) | 5.6 (0.4) | 5.4 (0.2) | 5.6 (0.4) | 0.014 |
| Triglyceride (mg/dL) | 125 (86) | 61 (24) | 159 (89) | <0.001 |
| HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | 60 (16) | 71 (15) | 54 (16) | <0.001 |
| LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | 123 (29) | 95 (12) | 136 (25) | <0.001 |
BMI, body mass index; SD, standard deviation.
a
Compared responders and non-responders using Student's independent t-tests except for sex.
b
Compared responders and non-responders using Pearson's chi-squared test.