Table 1

Characteristics of studied subjects by sex (n = 1007).


Men
Women


Mean ± SD
Mean ± SD

N
339
668
Age (years)
44.3 ± 15.1
45.6 ± 13.5
BMI (kg/mt2)
28.3 ± 4.5
28.5 ± 5.8
Waist circumference (cm)
96.3 ± 12.0
89.2 ± 13.0*
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
133.8 ± 19.6
124.5 ± 20.8*
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)
80.7 ± 12.4
75.8 ± 11.0*
Triglycerides (mg/dl)
190.4 ± 175.2
147.6 ± 95.4*
HDLc (mg/dl)
45.8 ± 12.3
55.0 ± 15.3*
Glucose (mg/dl)
100.2 ± 29.2
93.7 ± 24.1*

BMI: body mass index; HDLc: HDL cholesterol

*Student t-test: p < 0.05

Mujica et al. Nutrition Journal 2008 7:14   doi:10.1186/1475-2891-7-14

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