Table 1.

Patient baseline characteristics.

	7-day regimen (n = 51)	14-day regimen (n = 50)	p value
Age, years (mean ± SD)	51.49 ± 12.2	55.36 ± 12.5	0.119
Male, n (%)	23 (45.1%)	30 (60%)	0.165
Underlying disease, n (%)
Diabetes	7 (13.7%)	5 (10%)	0.760
Hypertension	15 (29.4%)	17 (34%)	0.672
Dyslipidemia	11 (21.6%)	11 (22%)	1.000
Smoker, n (%)	9 (17.6%)	8 (16%)	1.000
Alcohol drinker, n (%)	11 (21.6%)	14 (28%)	0.496

SD standard deviation.