Table 2 |
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Demographic characteristics and biological measurements of the participants included in the validation study, mean ± SD. |
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Variables |
All (n = 53) |
Females (n = 20) |
Males (n = 33) |
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Age, years |
46 ± 8 |
44 ± 7 |
48 ± 9 |
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Body mass index (BMI), kg/m2 |
25 ± 3 |
23 ± 3 |
26 ± 3 |
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Total cholesterol, mmol/L |
5.7 ± 1.0 |
5.3 ± 1.0 |
5.9 ± 1.0 |
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LDL, mmol/L |
3.9 ± 1.0 |
3.5 ± 1.0 |
4.2 ± 0.9 |
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HDL, mmol/L |
1.6 ± 0.4 |
1.7 ± 0.3 |
1.5 ± 0.4 |
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Triglycerides, mmol/L |
1.2 ± 0.6 |
1.1 ± 0.5 |
1.3 ± 0.7 |
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TSH, mIE/L |
1.97 ± 0.8 |
1.72 ± 0.4 |
2.14 ± 0.9 |
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Free T4, pmol/L |
18.5 ± 2.3 |
18.3 ± 2.4 |
18.7 ± 2.3 |
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Free T3, pmol/L |
4.6 ± 0.8 |
4.4 ± 0.8 |
4.7 ± 0.8 |
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Dahl et al. Nutrition Journal 2011 10:127 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-10-127 |
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