Clinical and laboratory characteristics.

<p>Variables are expressed as frequency in percent or means ± s.d.</p><p>BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HR, heart rate; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; PG30, 30-minute post-OGTT plasma glucose; PG2h, 120-minute post-OGTT plasma glucose; INS0, fasting serum insulin; INS30, 30-minute post-OGTT serum insulin; INS120, 120-minute post-OGTT serum insulin; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; CHOL, cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; baPWV, brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity.