Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of patients

Groups	A	B	C
Age (y)	58 ± 10	60 ± 10	64 ± 6
Sex (male)	9	14	14
Height (cm)	169 ± 8	172 ± 9	170 ± 8
Weight (kg)	78 ± 12	85 ± 14	79 ± 15
BMI (kg/m2)	27 ± 3.2	29 ± 4.1	27 ± 3.7
Coronay heart disease	7	12	10
Myocardial infarction	3	3	2
Diabetes	0	10	8
Smoking	4	0	4
Dyslipidemia	12	10	15
Beta-blocker	13	11	16
Diuretics	13	15	13
Calcium channel blocker	6	10	11
ACE-inhibitor	13	11	17
Alpha 1-Receptor-blocker	0	5	3
Angiotensin Receptor Blocker	3	3	4