Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the subjects

Sample size

30

30

–

Gender, number (%)

 Female

14 (46.7)

13 (43.3)

0.605

 Male

16 (53.3)

17 (56.7)

Age (years), mean ± SD

60.54 ± 9.21

64.60 ± 8.61

0.251

BMI (kg/m²), media (IQR)

22.89 (1.52)

23.15 (2.53)

0.49

Diabetes, number (%)

 Yes

13 (43.3)

15 (50)

0.629

 No

17 (56.7)

15 (50)

Hypertension, number (%)

 Yes

12 (40)

18 (40)

0.602

 No

18 (60)

12 (60)

Smoke, number (%)

 Yes

14 (46.7)

15 (50)

0.667

 No

16 (53.3)

15 (50)

Alcohol, number (%)

 Yes

16 (53.3)

15 (50)

0.7

 No

14 (46.7)

15 (50)

TC (mmol/L)

1.21 ± 0.55

1.45 ± 0.65

0.209

TG (mmol/L)

4.01 ± 0.98

4.35 ± 0.73

0.299

LDL (mmol/L)

2.02 ± 0.81

2.56 ± 0.64

0.384

HDL (mmol/L)

1.19 ± 0.47

1.17 ± 0.34

0.977