Baseline clinical and biochemical characteristics of 4532 subjects aged between 10–40 years with ≥2 cardio-metabolic risk factors selected for participation in the randomized controlled trial.

<p>Data are reported as means with 95% confidence intervals corrected for cluster sampling.</p><p>Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; SBP, Systolic blood pressure; DBP Diastolic blood pressure; FPG, Fasting plasma glucose; PG, plasma glucose; LDL, low density lipoprotein; HDL, high density lipoprotein; HOMA-IR, Homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance; ACR, albumin to creatinine ratio.