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Table 1 Patient Characteristics

From: Elevated plasma free fatty acids increase cardiovascular risk by inducing plasma biomarkers of endothelial activation, myeloperoxidase and PAI-1 in healthy subjects

N (male/female)

40 (19/21)

Age (years)

38 ± 3

BMI (kg/m2)

28 ± 1

Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dl)

95 ± 1

2-hr plasma glucose (mg/dl)

120 ± 3

HbA1c (%)

5.3 ± 0.1

Fasting plasma insulin (μU/ml)

9 ± 1

2-hr insulin (μU/ml)

47 ± 7

Fasting plasma FFA (μU/ml)

544 ± 31

2-hr plasma FFA (μU/ml)

122 ± 7

Triglycerides (mg/dl)

104 ± 8

HDL-cholesterol (mg/dl)

44 ± 2

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

124 ± 3

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

72 ± 2