Research Article

Association of Adipokines with Insulin Resistance, Microvascular Dysfunction, and Endothelial Dysfunction in Healthy Young Adults

Table 1

Summary of study subject characteristics ( = 295, except where noted).

Age (years), mean sd27 7
Sex, (%)
 Female187 (63)
 Male108 (37)
Race, (%)
 Caucasian160 (54)
 African American72 (24)
 Asian American63 (21)
Marital status, (%)
 Not married242 (82)
 Married53 (18)
Employment status, (%)
 Student181 (61)
 Unemployed22 (8)
 Employed92 (31)
Smoking, (%)17 (6)
Alcohol, (%)226 (77)
Weight (kg), mean sd72 17
Body mass index (BMI, kg/m2), mean sd25.4 5.5
Body mass index status,   (%)
 Normal weight (BMI < 25)147 (58)
 Overweight (BMI 25–29.9)69 (27)
 Obese (BMI 30+)37 (15)
Systolic blood pressure (SBP, mm Hg), mean sd108 11
Diastolic blood pressure (DBP, mm Hg), mean sd66 8
Blood pressure status, (%)
 Normotensive (SBP < 120 and DBP < 80)249 (84)
 Prehypertensive (SBP 120–139 or DBP 80–89)46 (16)

SD: standard deviation.
= 252 because of missing data.