TABLE 3.
Baseline characteristics of the study subjects expressed as median and interquartile range (IQR).
| Study parameters | Baseline n = 32 |
| Age [y] | 52.0/14.8 |
| Weight [kg] | 73.3/16.6 |
| BMI [kg/m2] | 25.7/4.6 |
| Waist circumference [cm] | 91.0/16.4 |
| Systolic blood pressure [mmHg] | 125.5/15.0 |
| Diastolic blood pressure [mmHg] | 80.5/11.5 |
| TC [mmol/l] | 5.52/1.23 |
| Triglycerides [mmol/l] | 1.13/0.53 |
| LDL cholesterol [mmol/l] | 3.90/1.28 |
| HDL cholesterol [mmol/l] | 1.40/0.64 |
| Fasting plasma glucose [mmol/l] | 5.60/0.85 |
| HbA1c [%] | 5.50/0.40 |
| HOMA-IR | 1.49/1.10 |
| hs-CRP [mg/l] | 1.20/1.30 |
BMI, body mass index; hs-CRP, high-sensitive c-reactive protein; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin A1c; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; TC, total cholesterol.