Participant characteristics (Mean±SD).

#Indicates overweight only; *Indicates significant gender difference based on student's T-test for unpaired samples (continuous variables) or chi-square (χ2) test (categorical variables).1Having smoked a cigarette in the last week; 2Alcohol usage (never, moderate, often).BMI = body mass index; WC = waist circumference; SSF = skinfold thickness; SBP = systolic blood pressure; DBP = diastolic blood pressure; HDL-C = high density lipoprotein cholesterol; HbA1c = glycated Haemoglobin; hsCRP = high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; MetS = metabolic syndrome; zCM-risk score = sumscore for clustered cardiometabolic risk.