Double blind control trial of vitamin D fortified milk on the expression of lncRNAs and adiponectin for patients with metabolic syndrome

Table 2 Baseline characteristics of study population

Variables	FM group (n = 40)	NFM group (n = 39)	p-value^*
Age (years)	43.47 ± 7.21	43.19 ± 7.21	0.82
Gender
Male	19 (47.5%)	17 (43.5%)	0.45
Female	21 (52.5%)	22 (56.4%)
Weight (kg)	76.22 ± 11.51	77.18 ± 11.94	0.78
BMI (kg/m²)	23.22 ± 2.81	23.49 ± 3.16	0.77
Waist circumference (cm)	94.29 ± 9.45	94.02 ± 9.72	0.83
Vitamin D (ng/mL)	14.08 ± 5.15	14.02 ± 5.16	0.94
Calcium (mg/dL)	9.33 ± 0.41	9.30 ± 0.43	0.69
Physical activity level	6.58 ± 1.49	6.56 ± 1.42	0.95

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