Table 1 Characteristics of study subjects

≤30 (n=36)

≥31 (n=38)

Age (year)

26.4±2.8

36.2±4.5

-

Anthropometric measurements

BMI (kg/m²)

21.8±2.2

22.6±3.1

0.47

WC (cm)

75.3±4.2

79.7±8.6

<0.05

SBP (mmHg)

132.1±11.9

129.6±17.2

0.47

DBP (mmHg)

69.3±9.3

70.8±12.8

0.56

Blood analysis

FBG (mg/dl)

78.1±8.7

75.5±9.2

0.22

HbA1c (%)

4.99±0.40

5.00±0.65

0.90

TC (mg/dl)

154.5±34.3

156.5±37.1

0.81

HDL-C (mg/dl)

46.0±9.0

52.3±19.0

0.14

non-HDL-C (mg/dl)

108.6±34.2

104.2±30.0

0.57

TG (mg/dl)

76.4±45.5

76.5±39.5

0.99

AI

2.47±0.95

2.16±0.75

0.16

EPA (µg/ml)

19.5±11.9

26.7±22.3

0.09

DHA (µg/ml)

75.2±20.8

90.1±36.5

<0.05

Urine analysis

NaCl (g/day)

6.10±3.11

5.83±2.74

0.69

K (g/day)

1.18±0.42

1.62±0.77

<0.01

Na/K

3.77±2.48

2.59±1.15

<0.01

Taurine (µmol/day)

729.6±499.3

998.5±587.1

<0.05