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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study subjects

From: Lactobacillus gasseri SBT2055 reduces postprandial and fasting serum non-esterified fatty acid levels in Japanese hypertriacylglycerolemic subjects

Parameters

  Number of subjects

20

 

   Male

15

 

   Female

5

 

  Age (years)

51.1

(6.6)

  Height (cm)

169.6

(10.5)

  Body weight (kg)

  

   Male

73.7

(10.0)

   Female

61.3

(6.3)

  BMI (kg/m2)

  

   Male

24.2

(2.5)

   Female

25.5

(1.4)

  Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)

111.0

(11)

  Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)

73.0

(9)

  Pulse rate (beats/min)

69.0

(8)

  TAG (mg/dl)

277.0

(57)

  Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

215.0

(41)

  NEFA (mEq/l)

0.58

(0.22)

  Glucose (mg/dl)

90.0

(7)

  Insulin (μU/ml)

7.3

(2.1)

  1. Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, TAG triacylglycerol, NEFA non-esterified fatty acid.
  2. The data are expressed as mean (SD) values.