Skip to main content

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of male subjects participating in the present study (n = 500)

From: Hyperinsulinemia correlates with low levels of plasma B-type natriuretic peptide in Japanese men irrespective of fat distribution

 

mean ± SD

[range or n (%)]

Age, years

55 ± 9 (30-74)

Body mass index (BMI), kg/m2

24.2 ± 3.0 (14.8-36.5)

Visceral fat area (VFA), cm2

127 ± 54 (3-294)

Subcutaneous fat area (SFA), cm2

136 ± 56 (5-361)

Blood glucose, mg/dL

110 ± 18 (78-284)

Fasting immunoreactive insulin (IRI), μIU/mL

6.7 ± 4.5 (0.6-42.3)

HbA1c (NGSP),%

5.8 ± 0.6 (4.6-10.2)

Systolic blood pressure (SBP), mmHg

123 ± 12 (91-174)

Diastolic blood pressure (DBP), mmHg

78 ± 8 (47-100)

Triglyceride, mg/dL

140 ± 95 (35-871)

High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-cholesterol), mg/dL

56 ± 13 (32-97)

Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-cholesterol), mg/dL

122 ± 28 (39-199)

Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), mL/min

73.7 ± 12.8 (41.9-128.5)

Plasma B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), pg/mL

10.8 ± 13.0 (2.0-159)

Smoking (none/ex-/current-smoker)

131/240/129

Diabetes mellitus (under medication)

24 (17)

Hypertension (under medication)

116 (115)

Dyslipidemia (under medication)

63 (59)

Past history of CAD/CVD

5/3

  1. CAD, coronary artery disease, CVD, Cerebrovascular disease
  2. Glomerular filtration rate was estimated by eGFR = 194 × serum creatinine-1.094 × age-0.287