Effect of an isoenergetic traditional Mediterranean diet on apolipoprotein A-I kinetic in men with metabolic syndrome

Table 2 Physical characteristics and metabolic profile of the 26 male subjects at screening

Variable	Mean ± SD	Range	Frequency of MetS criteria
Age (years)	49.4 ± 11.6	24-62	-
Weight (kg)	98.3 ± 17.6	80.1-153.9	-
Waist circumference (cm)	110.9 ± 11.1	94.0-144.5	92.3%
Systolic BP (mm Hg)	123.8 ± 10.1	105-147	19.2%
Diastolic BP (mm Hg)	82.1 ± 6.6	71.5-94.5	42.3%
Total-C (mmol/l)	5.30 ± 1.22	2.46-7.88	-
LDL-C (mmol/l)	3.34 ± 1.05	1.36-6.07	-
HDL-C (mmol/l)	1.04 ± 0.29	0.34-1.90	46.2%
Triglycerides (mmol/l)	2.00 ± 0.82	0.52-3.71	57.7%
Fasting glucose (mmol/l)	5.66 ± 0.49	4.6-6.4	69.2%
MetS (%)	100	-	-

BP blood pressure, C cholesterol, MetS metabolic syndrome, Values are presented as mean ± SD. Criteria for MetS were: waist circumference ≥ 102 cm, systolic blood pressure ≥ 130 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 85 mm Hg, HDL-C <1.03 mmol/l, triglycerides ≥ 1.7 mmol/l and fasting glucose ≥ 5.6 mmol/l.

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