Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of the patients included the study

Characteristic		Value
Age (year)		62 ± 10
Sex	Female	5 (36%)
Levels of vascular risk	Coronary artery disease	11 (79%)
	Diabetes mellitus	6 (43%)
	Peripheral artery disease	1 (7%)
	Stroke	3 (21%)
	Hypertension	10 (71%)
Statins	Strong statin	9 (64%)
Co-medication	Renin-angiotensin system inhibitors	14 (100%)
	β-blockers	11 (79%)
	Aspirin	10 (71%)
	Antidiabetic agents	4 (31%)

Data were shown as mean ± SD or as percentages of the total number of patients.