TABLE 1.

Patient baseline characteristics

	Intervention group (n = 64)	Control group (n = 63)	P
Age, years (mean ± SD)	57.8 ± 9.6	56.9 ± 8.8	NS*
Male sex, %	89.1	77.8	NS†
Currently smoking, %	45.8	33.9	NS†
Diabetes, %	17.2	15.9	NS†
Prior history of CAD, %	41.3	28.6	NS†

^*Nonpaired Student’s t test;

^†χ² test. CAD Coronary artery disease; NS Not significant