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Table 4 Baseline characteristics of the study participants for lifestyle modification

From: Circulating interleukin-18: A specific biomarker for atherosclerosis-prone patients with metabolic syndrome

Characteristics

Values

(range)

Age (year)

55.4 ± 13.2

28-76

Sex, female (%)

27 (54.0%)

 

Body mass index (kg/m2)

31.9 ± 6.2

24-61

Body weight (kg)

84.5 ± 18.6

54.5-138

Waist circumference (cm)

104.5 ± 12.0

85.5-144

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

138.7 ± 17.7

 

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

78.3 ± 11.8

 

Triglyceride (mg/dL)

189.5 ± 121.3

 

HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)

50.1 ± 11.5

 

Plasma glucose (mg/dL)

123.4 ± 37.0

 

Hypertension (%)

74

 

High triglyceride (%)

49

 

Low HDL-cholesterol (%)

11

 

DM/IFG (%)

61

 
  1. Values are means ± SD or presence of comorbidities (%). HDL, high-density lipoprotein; DM, diabetes mellitus; IFG, impaired fasting glucose.
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Nutrition & Metabolism

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