Table 2 Baseline Values (n = 60)

Demographics

Female (n,%)

31 (52%)

Age

56.9 ± 11.2

Endothelial Function

Flow-mediated dilatation, %

8.00 ± 3.70

Stimulus-adjusted response measure

0.11 ± 0.21

Serum Measures

Insulin, pmol/L

346.56 ± 225.71

Fasting plasma glucose, mmol/L

6.37 ± 1.86

Anthropometric Measures

Body Weight, kg

89.00 ± 18.80

Body Mass Index, kg/m ²

31.80 ± 5.60

Lipid Panel

Total Cholesterol, mmol/L

5.28 ± 1.00

High Density Lipoprotein (HDL), mmol/L

1.09 ± 0.25

Total Cholesterol/HDL

5.10 ± 1.40

Triglycerides, mmol/L

2.00 ± 1.16

Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL), mmol/L

3.33 ± 0.91