Table 1 Clinical characteristics of study participants

Number of participants

48

48

Age

 Mean ± SD

48.1 ± 10.9

40.1 ± 11.2

 Range

26–71

26–74

Clinical status (Mean ± SD)

 Waist circumference (cm)

94.3 ± 8.7

75.7 ± 7.1

 < 0.0001

 Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

201.5 ± 38.6

191.4 ± 30.5

 < 0.001

 Triglyceride (mg/dL)

199.9 ± 89.5

82.2 ± 28.1

 < 0.0001

 HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)

48.0 ± 11.9

70.6 ± 12.4

 < 0.0001

 LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)

116.4 ± 34.7

105.2 ± 35.2

0.1216

 Systolic pressure (mmHg)

127.9 ± 9.4

111.7 ± 8.7

 < 0.0001

 Diastolic pressure (mmHg)

77.9 ± 8.2

66.4 ± 6.2

 < 0.0001

 Fasting blood glucose (mg/dL)

107.3 ± 13.4

91.0 ± 5.6

 < 0.0001

 AST (U/L)

32.2 ± 13.2

20.0 ± 5.5

 < 0.0001

 ALT (U/L)

42.8 ± 28.1

16.4 ± 9.0

 < 0.0001

 γ-GTP (U/L)

57.2 ± 57.1

17.3 ± 8.6

 < 0.0001

 Serum creatinine (mg/dL)

0.97 ± 0.2

0.78 ± 0.17

 < 0.0001

 Insulin (μU/mL)

12.0 ± 6.7

4.7 ± 2.4

 < 0.0001