Table 1

Baseline body composition and metabolic characteristics of adult subjects 1

Group
PRO (n = 25)
CHO (n = 25)

Height (cm)
168.9 ± 2.3
168.2 ± 1.8
Weight (kg)
96.6 ± 3.9
94.3 ± 2.1
BMI (kg/m2)
33.8 ± 1.1
33.4 ± 0.7
Fat mass (kg)
35.2 ± 1.8
36.3 ± 1.8
Percent fat mass (%)
36.4 ± 7.7
38.2 ± 6.9
Glucose (mmol/L)
5.3 ± 0.2
5.5 ± 0.1
Insulin (pmol/L)
169.7 ± 19.7*
119.2 ± 13.7*
HOMA-IR
5.70 ± 0.74
4.09 ± 0.45
Total Cholesterol (mmol/L)
5.33 ± 0.19
5.52 ± 0.17
LDL-C (mmol/L)
3.41 ± 0.16
3.49 ± 0.13
Apolipoprotein B (mmol/L)
2.89 ± 0.15
2.80 ± 0.11
LDL-C/Apolipoprotein B ratio
1.21 ± 0.05
1.26 ± 0.04
HDL-C (mmol/L)
1.14 ± 0.07
1.27 ± 0.07
Triacylglyceride (mmol/L)
1.72 ± 0.18
1.66 ± 0.17

1 Values are means ± SEM. * Indicates group difference, P < 0.05.

Lasker et al. Nutrition & Metabolism 2008 5:30   doi:10.1186/1743-7075-5-30