Table 1 Baseline anthropometric and serum biochemical characteristics of Black African and White European participants

N

9

11

Age, years

38.3 ± 2.0

34.7 ± 2.2

Body weight, kg

87.5 ± 4.9

80.9 ± 4.0

BMI, kg/m²

27.5 ± 1.4

25.0 ± 1.1

WC, cm

88.4 ± 3.1

90.9 ± 2.3

Body fat, %

19.5 ± 1.9

19.7 ± 2.1

Systolic blood pressure, mmHg

139 ± 8

128 ± 6

Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg

87 ± 4*

76 ± 4*

Total cholesterol^a, mmol/L

4.8 ± 0.3

4.6 ± 0.3

HDL-cholesterol^a, mmol/L

1.3 ± 0.1

1.4 ± 0.1

LDL-cholesterol^a, mmol/L

2.9 ± 0.2

2.7 ± 0.2

Triglycerides^a, mmol/L

1.09 ± 0.15

1.45 ± 0.18

HOMA-IR^b

0.93 ± 0.31

0.82 ± 0.22