Table 1.
Clinical characteristics
| Variable | Group N (n = 14) | Group S (n = 8) |
| Age (years) | 57 (13) | 54 (10) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 23.6 (2.2) | 23.0 (4.0) |
| Systolic BP (mm Hg) | 121 (9) | 124 (10) |
| Diastolic BP (mm Hg) | 64 (7) | 67 (9) |
| ACE activity (IU/l) | 32.1 (4.0) | 31.1 (10.1) |
| Men/women | 4/10 | 2/6 |
| Chest radiograph abnormality | 11 | 8 |
| 201Tl scintigraphy abnormality | 0 (n = 9) | 3* (n = 5) |
| 18FDG PET abnormality | 0 | 8* |
| 67Ga scintigram abnormality | ||
| Extracardiac | 11 | 7 |
| Intracardiac | 0 | 1 |
Data are expressed as mean (SD) or number of patients.
*p<0.05 v group N.
ACE, angiotensin converting enzyme; BP, blood pressure; 18FDG PET, fluorine-18-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography.