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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of adult obese participants (N = 94)

From: Effects of low carbohydrate diet compared to low fat diet on reversing the metabolic syndrome, using NCEP ATP III criteria: a randomized clinical trial

Characteristics

LCD (n = 54)

LFD (n = 40)

Male, n (%)

12

52.2%

11

47.8%

Female, n (%)

42

59.2%

29

40.8%

Mean age ± SD (years old)

39.02

9.74

40.17

9.09

Mean height ± SD (cm)

160.56

8.52

160.90

8.79

Mean weight ± SD (kg)

90.06

10.93

89.16

12.28

Mean body mass index ± SD (kg/m2)

34.96

3.64

34.42

3.85

Mean waist circumference ± SD (cm)

106.67

8.58

106.50

10.52

Mean hip circumference ± SD (cm)

113.24

8.22

111.68

10.95

Mean triglycerides ± SD (mg/dl)

127.79

73.77

161.34

119.59

Mean high density lipoproteins cholesterol (mg/dl)

41.47

6.74

42.11

9.06

Mean systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)

122.50

15.50

123.38

14.16

Mean diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)

80.00

9.76

82.25

13.35

Mean fasting blood glucose (mg/dl)

0.15

0.36

0.20

0.41