Table 1.

Clinical and biochemical characteristics

	Mean±SD
Age (years)	56.41±7.08
Body mass index (kg/m2)	28.45±5.27
Waist circumference (cm)	90.3±12.2
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	127.9±16.5
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	77.9±8.7
Glucose (mg/dl)	98.5±21.8
Creatinine (mg/dl)	0.78±0.1
TC (mg/dl)	231.8±42.1
LDL-C (mg/dl)	145.96±35.8
HDL-C (mg/dl)	60.7±14.8
Triglycerides (mg/dl)	138.7±126.8
SUA (mg/dl)	4.2±1.1
IMT (mm)	0.69±0.15
Smokers (%)	20
Hypertension (%)	35
Hyperlipidaemia (%)	48
Diabetes (%)	5
Metabolic syndrome (%)	20