Table 1: Baseline characteristics of the study subjects.
All
Female
Male
P valuea*
Age
34.2 ± 9.9
36.0 ± 10
31.8 ± 9.0
0.135
Weight (Kg)
72.5 ± 14.0
69.9 ± 15.2
75.4 ± 12.4
0.178
BMI (Kg/m2)
26.4 ± 5.0
27.8 ± 5.6
24.7 ± 3.8
0.029*
Fat mass (%)
24.3 ±12.0
31.6 ± 9.4
14.43 ± 8.5
0.002*
Hb (g/dL)
13.4 ±1.9
12.0 ± 1.5
14.8 ± 1.0
0.000*
Hct (%)
41.7 ± 5.8
37.5 ± 4.3
46.5 ± 2.8
0.000*
MCV (fl)
85.6 ± 8.0
83.5 ± 7.7
88.0 ± 8.0
0.056
MCH (pg)
27.3 ± 2.9
26.5 ± 2.8
28.0 ± 3.0
0.058
MCHC (g/dL)
32.0 ± 0.8
32.0 ± 0.7
32.0 ± 0.92
0.956
LDL (mg/dL)
135.5 ± 56
118.0 ± 55
148.0 ± 55.0
0.235
HDL (mg/dL)
41.2 ± 10.4
42.3 ± 12.5
41.9 ± 7.35
0.930
TC (mg/dL)
209.0 ± 65.7
192.8 ± 59.1
233.4 ± 70.3
0.254
15FIP (ng/mg creatinine)
2.3 ± 1.4
2.5 ± 1.9
2.1 ± 1.1
0.325
Creatinine/urine (mg/dL)
174.0 ± 83.0
138.4 ± 52.0
217.0 ± 93.0
0.024*
Data are expressed as means ± SD.
aIndependent sample t-test. *Significant difference between males and females at P < 0.05, . 15FIP: 15-F2t-isoprostane; BMI: body mass index; Hb: hemoglobin; Hct: hematocrit; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; MCH: mean cell hemoglobin; MCHC: mean cell hemoglobin concentration; MCV: mean cell volume; TC: total cholesterol.