| HDG (n = 98) | MED (n = 96) | Green-MED (n = 92) | Entire (n = 286) |
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Men, % of the study population | 86 (87.8%) | 85 (88.5%) | 81 (88.0%) | 252 (88.1%) |
Age, years | 51.1 (10.6) | 51.5 (10.5) | 49.8 (10.1) | 50.8 (10.4) |
BMI, kg/m2 | 31.2 (3.8) | 31.2 (4.0) | 31.2 (4.0) | 31.2 (3.9) |
WC, cm | ||||
 Men | 110.7 (10.1) | 110.7 (9.4) | 110.0 (7.3) | 110.5 (9.0) |
 Women | 103.8 (9.7) | 104.9 (10.0) | 100.8 (9.9) | 103.2 (9.7) |
Blood pressure, mmHg | ||||
 Diastolic | 80.2 (11.3) | 81.8 (8.9) | 81.0 (10.0) | 81.0 (10.1) |
 Systolic | 130.2 (14.3) | 130.1 (12.5) | 129.8 (15.1) | 130.1 (13.9) |
Blood biomarkers | ||||
 Ratio of triglycerides to HDL cholesterol | 3.8 (2.5) | 3.6 (2.1) | 3.4 (2.0) | 3.6 (2.2) |
 Serum LDL cholesterol, mg/dL | 126.8 (32.3) | 127.1 (31.3) | 124.0 (28.6) | 126.0 (30.7) |
 Ratio of LDL to HDL cholesterol | 2.9 (0.9) | 2.9 (1.0) | 2.9 (1.0) | 2.9 (1.0) |
Serum HDL cholesterol, mg/dL | ||||
 Men | 43.4 (9.9) | 46.0 (10.0) | 43.0 (10.7) | 44.2 (10.2) |
 Women | 59.6 (12.6) | 53.5 (16.2) | 62.0 (13.4) | 58.4 (14.1) |
 Fasting glucose, mg/dL | 102.1 (17.7) | 100.6 (13.4) | 102.9 (20.0) | 101.8 (17.2) |
 Fasting insulin, μIU/mL | 15.3 (9.0) | 14.4 (7.1) | 14.1 (7.3 | 14.6 (7.9) |
 HOMA-IR | 4.0 (2.8) | 3.6 (1.9) | 3.6 (2.2) | 3.7 (2.3) |
 HbA1C |  |  |  |  |
 % | 5.5 (0.7) | 5.4 (0.5) | 5.5 (0.7) | 5.5 (0.7) |
 mmol/mol | 37 (7.3) | 36 (4.3) | 37 (7.3) | 37 (7.3) |
 C-reactive protein, mg/L | 3.0 (2.1) | 3.1 (1.8) | 3.0 (2.1) | 3.0 (2.0) |
 Chemerin, ng/mL | 205.9 (44.1) | 208.6 (43.4) | 207.7 (42.7) | 207.4 (43.3) |
 Leptin, ng/mL | 13.7 (12.2) | 15.0 (12.4) | 14.3 (11.9) | 14.3 (12.1) |
Abdominal adipose tissue area, cm2 | ||||
 Visceral adipose tissue, cm2 | 134.3 (49.3) | 130.5 (43.6) | 130.4 (53.7) | 131.8 (48.8) |
 Deep subcutaneous adipose tissue, cm2 | 218.5 (73.1) | 217.6 (62.8) | 212.6 (64.7) | 216.3 (66.9) |
 Superficial subcutaneous adipose tissue, cm2 | 115.3 (45.9) | 117.1 (45.5) | 114.3 (55.3) | 115.6 (49.0) |
Proportion, % | ||||
 Visceral adipose tissue | ||||
  Men | 30.3 (8.6) | 28.6 (7.4) | 30.7 (9.6) | 29.9 (8.6) |
  Women | 19.6 (3.1) | 24.4 (7.3) | 16.6 (6.8)†| 19.9 (6.5) |
 Deep subcutaneous adipose tissue | ||||
  Men | 46.5 (6.1) | 47.6 (5.8) | 46.7 (6.7) | 46.9 (6.2) |
  Women | 45.3 (3.2) | 39.6 (8.9) | 43.3 (5.8) | 43.0 (6.3) |
 Superficial subcutaneous adipose tissue | ||||
  Men | 23.2 (5.4) | 23.8 (5.4) | 22.6 (5.7) | 23.2 (5.5) |
  Women | 35.1 (3.5) | 35.9 (6.0) | 40.1 (8.5) | 37.0 (6.5) |