2.1. Participant Eligibility
MetS
Adult men and women with MetS were recruited from the Columbus, OH, area from August 2019 to December 2020, but with a pause in all study activities from March 2020 through August 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic that temporarily halted all research at OSU. Participants provided written informed consent before performing any study procedures. Study eligibility was based primarily on age (18–65 y) and being classified with MetS by meeting ≥3 of the 5 established criteria [