Table 2: Demographics, clinical and biochemical data stratified by sex.

Variable Mean (SD) P-value
Demographics (N=152) Male
n =39 		Female
n =113 		-
Age (years) 42.3 (11.4) 37.7 (8.57) 0.019**
BMI (kg/m2) 21.6 (3.56) 25.3 (4.99) 0.0003**
SBP (mmHg) 122.9 (18.4) 122.7 (17.7) 0.955
DBP (mmHg) 79.5 (13.5) 79.6 (16.2) 0.966
Lipids (N=152) Mean (SD) -
LDL-C (mmol/L) 2.8 (0.98) 2.4 (1.52) 0.476
TC (mmol/L) 4.4 (1.1) 4.5 (1.1) 0.634
HDL-C (mmol/L) 1.2 (0.5) 1.2 (0.3) 0.541
TC/HDL-C ratio 4.1 (1.4) 3.9 (1.1) 0.282
Inflammatory Markers Median (IR) -
IL10 (pg/ml) N=152 3.5 (3.0-4.0) 3.7 (3.2- 5.2) 0.396
TNFα (pg/ml) N=152 15.5 (12.4-16.4) 11.7 (10.3-16.3) 0.003**
TNFα/IL-10 ratio N=152 4.3 (3.7- 4.7) 3.3 (2.1-4.2) 0.001**
hsCRP (mg/dL) N*=65 2.9 (1.7-13.1) 3.8 (1.4-8.8) 0.506

N, total number of study participants; N*, fewer participants; n, number of study participants per sub-group; SD, standard deviation; IR, interquartile range; TC, total cholesterol; HDL-C, high density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low density lipoprotein cholesterol; IL-10, interleukin 10; TNF-α. tumour necrosis factor-alpha; hsCRP, highly sensitive C reactive protein; Starred P-values** designate significant P-value <0.05, where β= 0.2 and α=0.05 at 95% CI