Table 1.

Comparison of patients' baseline characteristics in BT and HS groups.

Characteristic	BT	HS
Age (year)	53 ± 11	50 ± 14
Sex (Female)	15 (36)	23 (55)
FBS	90.7 ± 12	94.5 ± 13
TG	163 ± 53	154.9 ± 59
HDL	45.9 ± 8	44.7 ± 7
LDL	120 ± 42	131.6 ± 29
Total CHOL	201.8 ± 52	207.1 ± 39
BUN	20.0 ± 4.7	22.1 ± 3.6
Creatinine	.9 ± .2	1.0 ± .1
Na	144.6 ± 4	145.1 ± 3
K	4.1 ± .2	4.3 ± .1

Data are presented as mean ± SD.