Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population
Characteristic | Patients | Healthy | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, mean (SD),y | 61.43 (4.37) | 56.33 (7.73) | 0.299 |
Female (%) | 68.80% | 80.00% | 0.291 |
BMI, mean (SD) | 24.87 (4.95) | 24.29 (0.71) | 0.169 |
Pulse, mean (SD) | 72.65 (7.57) | 71.57 (7.07) | 0.265 |
Blood sugar (mmol/L) | 5.04 (0.30) | 4.99 (0.42) | 0.752 |
Total Cholesterol (mmol/L) | 4.82 (0.55) | 4.52 (0.41) | 0.149 |
RBC count (× 1012/L) | 4.48 (0.48) | 4.49 (0.57) | 0.958 |
WBC count (× 109/L) | 5.13 (0.93) | 5.18 (1.41) | 0.917 |
SBP, mean (SD) mmHg | 144.69 (9.29) | 113.60 (9.00) |  < 0.0001 |
DBP, mean (SD) mmHg | 88.61 (8.15) | 75.14 (5.98) |  < 0.0001 |