The effects of 100% wild blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium) juice consumption on cardiometablic biomarkers: a randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover trial in adults with increased risk for type 2 diabetes

Table 2 Characteristics of study participants at baseline^a

	Total^b	Range
Age (y)	53 ± 6.3	39–64
Height (cm)	161.5 ± 4.8	154–172
Weight (kg)	81.9 ± 9.4	63–101
Body mass index (kg/m²)	31.4 ± 2.9	27–37
Body fat (%)	41.8 ± 3.7	36–49
Waist circumference (cm)	97.9 ± 9.9	86–122
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	126.6 ± 14.0	96–140
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	81.7 ± 8.7	61–95
Insulin (μU/ml)	9.5 ± 5.8	2.0–22.3
Glucose (mmol/L)	5.4 ± 0.3	4.8–5.9
HOMA-IR	2.3 ± 1.4	0.4–5.7
Hemoglobin A1C	5.5 ± 0.4	4.6–6.1
Cholesterol (mmol/L)	5.1 ± 0.9	3.7–6.5
LDL-Cholesterol (mmol/L)	3.2 ± 0.8	2.0–4.7
HDL-Cholesterol (mmol/L)	1.4 ± 0.3	1.0–2.2
Triacyglycerol (mmol/L)	0.9 ± 0.2	0.5–1.3
Ethnicity (%)
White, not hispanic	100

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