Table 1 Demographics for subjects included in the MRI-scanning protocol.
Control subjects (BMI<25) | Overweight and obese subjects (BMI>25) | Control versus overweight/obese subjects P-values | |
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N | 16 (6 female/10 male) | 27 (15 female/12 male) | |
BMI (kg m−2; mean±s.d.; range) | 22.5±2.0 (18.5–24.9) | 33.0±6.4 (25.3–50.7) | P<0.000001 |
age (years; mean±s.d.; range) | 24.8±3.0 (20–34) | 26.4±5.4 (19–41) | NS (P=0.28) |
NSE (μg l−1; mean±s.d.; range) | 8.4±1.7 (5.3–11.3) | 9.1±1.4 (6.9–13.6) | NS (P=0.14) |