| Parameter |
Men (n =122) |
Women (n = 119) |
| Smoker/non-smoker |
35/86 |
26/93 |
| Alcohol consumption |
54.76% |
23.45%* |
| Age (years) |
52.2 ± 8.4 |
52.4 ± 8.8 |
| BMI (kg/m2) |
26.4 ± 4.3 |
26.4 ± 3.7 |
| DBP (mmHg) |
86.5±11.7 |
86.2±13.7 |
| SBP (mmHg) |
140.4 ±23.4 |
145.7 ±25.9 |
| FPG (mmol/l) |
5.1±0.6 |
5.2 ±0.6 |
| 2h-PG (mmol/l) |
16.6 ± 5.2 |
17.1 ± 4.8** |
| TG (mmol/l) |
2.3 ± 1.1 |
2.4 ± 0.9 |
| TC (mmol/l) |
5.1 ±1.0 |
5.2 ±1.2 |
| Fasting insulin (mU/l) |
8.68 ± 3.58 |
9.64 ± 4.44* |
| HOMA-IR |
2.84 ± 0.94 |
2.98 ± 0.97 |
| HbA1c% |
6.21±0.42 |
6.17±0.37 |
| Total energy (kJ/d) |
9681 ± 2615 |
9221 ± 2054 |
| Protein (en%) |
12.3 ± 2.2 |
13.0 ± 2. 6 |
| Carbohydrate (en%) |
57.8 ± 5.2 |
58.4 ± 6.7 |
| Fat (en%) |
29.2 ± 4.3 |
28.4 ± 4.9 |
| DHEA-S (ng/mL) |
1407.54 ± 314.97 |
1274.48 ± 329.14* |
|
| (* P < 0.05; BMI: Body mass index; SBP: Systolic blood pressure; DBP: Diastolic
blood pressure; TG: Triglycerides; TC: Total cholesterol. FPG: Fasting plasma
glucose; 2h-PG: 2 h Postprandial plasma glucose). |
| Table 1: Clinical characteristics of 241 subjects (mean ± SD). |
