Table 1.

The Basal Clinical Characteristics and Sociodemographic Properties of the Study Participants

Variable	Nonsmokers, (n = 155)	Smokers, (n = 167)	P
Age, years	56.7 ± 5.8	57.2 ± 4.3	.38
BMI, kg/m2	27.1 ± 3.9	26.6 ± 2.8	.18
Basal HR, b/m	88.9 ± 7.1	87.9 ± 8.8	.26
Systolic BP, mmHg	127.7 ± 11.8	129.4 ± 11.2	.19
Diastolic BP, mm Hg	86.7 ± 12.6	87.2 ± 11.3	.7
Hemoglobin, g/dL	13.8 ± 1.7	14.2 ± 2.6	.1
TC, mg/dL	196.2 ± 24.7	199.4 ± 32.2	.32
LDL, mg/dL	139.6 ± 22.7	138.7 ± 33.4	.78
Triglyceride, mg/dL	182.6 ± 32.4	185.4 ± 41.5	.5
HDL, mg/dL	32.8 ± 3.2	33.2 ± 4.5	.36
Calcium, mg/dL	9.2 ± 0.71	9.3 ± 0.82	.24
Sodium, mEq/L	140.9 ± 1.5	141.1 ± 1.3	.2
Potassium, mEq/L	4.1 ± 0.9	4.2 ± 0.2	.16
TSH, mIU/L	3.3 ± 1.4	3.5 ± 0.8	.11

BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; HR, hazard ratio; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; TC, total cholesterol; TSH, thyroid-stimulating hormone.