Table 1 Baseline characteristics of cases and controls

Age^a

27.3 (6.2)

27.1 (5.6)

Gender (men:women)

1:18

2:18

Body weight (kg)^a

57.3 (9.5)

60.3 (11.1)

BMI (kg/m²)^a

24.2 (4.0)

24.6 (3.9)

Waist (cm)^a

85.3 (12.0)

83.3 (7.4)

Hip (cm)^a

91.1 (8.7)

91.4 (9.0)

Waist–hip ratio^a

0.94 (0.12)

0.92 (0.09)

Body fat (kg)

23.4 (10.4)

20.5 (8.3)

Trunk fat (kg)^a

11.0 (4.2)

9.3 (2.8)

Fasting glucose (mmol/l)^a

4.8 (0.5)

4.2 (0.3)

Fasting insulin (pmol/l)

34.3 (54.6)

35.9 (22.3)

HOMA-IR

1.1 (1.27)

1.4 (0.59)

Total cholesterol (mmol/l)

4.5 (1.4)

3.4 (1.6)

LDL (mmol/l)^a

2.9 (0.8)

2.1 (0.5)

HDL (mmol/l)

1.1 (0.3)

1.2 (0.3)

Triglycerides (mmol/l)^a

1.8 (0.4)

1.4 (0.4)

Uric acid (µmol/l)^a

297.9 (66.6)

206.9 (75.5)

FSH (IU/l)^a

5.7 (2.6)

5.8 (1.8)

LH (IU/l)^a

5.3 (4.4)

5.2 (1.5)

Estradiol (pg/ml)^a

52.7 (24.3)

85.7 (42.6)