The influence of pericardial fat upon left ventricular function in obese females: evidence of a site-specific effect

Table 1 Clinic characteristics of the total study sample

Number of subjects	60
Age, y	42.4 ± 12.0^a
Body mass index, kg/m²	35.9 ± 4.6
Body surface area, m²	2.0 ± 0.17
Waist circumference, cm	105 ± 12
Systolic BP^b, mmHg	123 ± 15
Diastolic BP, mmHg	79 ± 10
Total cholesterol, mg/dl	180 ± 37
Free-fatty acids, mmol/l	0.52 ± 0.23
Fasting glucose, mg/dl	102 ± 33
High density lipoprotein, mg/dl	48 ± 11
Low density lipoprotein, mg/dl	107 ± 31
Triglycerides, mg/dl	103 ± 53
HOMA_IR^c	3.31 ± 3.36

^aValues are mean ± SD. ^bBP indicates blood pressure. ^cHOMA_IR indicates the insulin resistance calculated using the homeostatic model assessment (HOMA).

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