Baseline characteristics of the study populations.

<p>Values are presented as mean with standard deviation in bracles. Some of the values describe only the number of people having certain characteristics (gender, daily smokers and diabetics). VO_2max: Maximal oxygen uptake, BP: Blood pressure, HDL: High-density lipoprotein, CRP: C - reactive protein, ALAT: Alanine aminotransferase, ASAT: Aspartate aminotransferase.</p><p>n<3^*: Less than three subjects that had performed this test.