Table 1. Clinical Characteristics of Study Subjects .

Variables	Levels
Age, years	60 ± 10
Current smoking, n (%)	9 (14%)
Body mass index, kg/m2	23.6 ± 3.6
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg	135 ± 19
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg	78 ± 9
Total cholesterol, mg/dL	261 ± 38
HDL-cholesterol, mg/dL	68 ± 14
Triglycerides, mg/dL	125 (92 - 181)
Plasma glucose, mg/dL	107 ± 22
Lp(a), mg/dL	18.6 (8.9 - 24.7)
CIMT, mm	0.8 ± 0.2

HDL: high-density lipoprotein, Lp(a): lipoprotein(a). The values are expressed as the means ± standard deviation, medians (interquartile range) or numbers.