Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study population.

From: Effect of palm-based tocotrienols and tocopherol mixture supplementation on platelet aggregation in subjects with metabolic syndrome: a randomised controlled trial

 

Men (n = 15)

Women (n = 16)

Ethnicity

       Malay

9 (60.0%)

14 (87.5%)

       Chinese

4 (26.7%)

0 (0.0%)

       Indian

2 (13.3%)

2 (12.5%)

Age (y)

34 ± 8.2

41.6 ± 10.7

Weight (kg)

86.4 ± 14.6

73.4 ± 15.3

BMI (kg/m2)

29.4 ± 5.3

30.5 ± 5.4

Waist circumference (cm)

100.9 ± 9.4

96.5 ± 7.7

Blood pressure (mm Hg)

       SBP

133.4 ± 7.8

133.2 ± 15.2

       DBP

86.4 ± 7.6

85.2 ± 9.5

Serum triacylglycerol (mmol/L)

2.1 ± 0.7

1.6 ± 0.7

Serum HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)

1.0 ± 0.1

1.2 ± 0.1

Fasting glucose (mmol/L)

5.1 ± 0.5

5.1 ± 0.4

  1. Abbreviation: BMI: body mass index, DBP: diastolic blood pressure, SBP: systolic blood pressure, HDL: high density lipoprotein.
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