Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the study sample (n = 208)

Study population, n

208

96

112

Age, years

30.8 ± 8.7

31.2 ± 8.1

30.5 ± 9.1

0.55

Weight, kg^b,d

81.4 ± 13.9

87.2 ± 13.4

76.4 ± 12.3

<0.0001*

BMI^b,d

27.8 ± 3.7

27.5 ± 3.6

28.2 ± 3.8

0.13

Waist circumference, cm

93.3 ± 10.8

94.8 ± 11.0

92.0 ± 10.4

0.06

TC, mmol/L^e

4.82 ± 1.01

4.80 ± 1.00

4.83 ± 1.02

0.75

HDL-C, mmol/L^e

1.46 ± 0.39

1.29 ± 0.31

1.61 ± 0.39

<0.0001*

LDL-C, mmol/L^e

2.79 ± 0.87

2.91 ± 0.87

2.70 ± 0.86

0.08

TG, mmol/L^b,e

1.23 ± 0.64

1.32 ± 0.74

1.15 ± 0.53

0.04*

Apolipoprotein B, g/l^e

0.86 ± 0.25

0.89 ± 0.25

0.84 ± 0.25

0.12

CRP, mg/L^c,e

3.13 ± 7.10

1.66 ± 2.45

4.39 ± 9.24

0.02*