Demographic and clinical parameters in study subjects.

<p>Data are presented as means ± SD.</p>*<p>p<0.05 vs. Men.</p><p>SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; PG, plasma glucose; IRI, immunoreactive insulin; AUC_GLP-1, area under the curve of GLP-1 level during 75 g oral glucose tolerance test; S-Cr, serum creatinine; U-Alb/U-Cr, urinary albumin concentration-to-urinary creatinine concentration ratio; hs-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; a.u., arbitrary unit.