Table 1 Clinical biochemical and physiological characteristics of subjects
Number of subjects | 45 |
Age (years old) | 59.9 ± 14.5 |
Sex (male/female) | 23 / 22 |
Smoking (current smoker/ ex- and non-smoker | 27 / 18 |
Body height (cm) | 160.3 ± 9.0 |
Body weight (kg) | 65.0 ± 18.7 |
Waist circumference (cm) | 92.5 ± 13.7 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 26.0 ± 5.9 |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 130.7 ± 18.6 |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 78.6 ± 16.9 |
Plasma glucose (mg/dl) | 192.3 ± 106.4 |
Hemoglobin A1c (%) | 8.0 ± 2.0 |
Serum Insulin (μlU/ml | 18.3 ± 20.6 |
Serum low density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dl) | 130.9 ± 31.4 |
Serum triglyceride (mg/dl) | 181.1 ± 95.1 |
Serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dl) | 51.7 ± 13.9 |
Pulse wave velocity (cm/s) | 1667 ± 417 |