Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population.

N

80

22

58

Age (years)

(mean ± SD)

58.96 ± 12.4

59.45 ± 13.9

58.78 ± 11.9

Men/women

62/18

20/2

42/16

Diabetes

22

6

16

Hypertension

43

10

33

Hyperlipidemia

26

6

20

Smoking

38

13

25

Previous history of

CVD

44

9

35

Serum creatinine

(μmol/l ± SD)

115.1 ± 28.5

117.0 ± 27.4

114.4 ± 29.1

Family history of

heart disease

22

5

17