Table 1.

Patient characteristics

	Subjects (n = 10)
Clinical characteristics
Age, yr	64 (46–75)
Body mass index, kg/m2	28.3 (23.9–34.8)
Waist-to-hip ratio	1.03 (0.96–1.09)
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg	136 (123–154)
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg	80 (65–100)
Pulse rate, 1/min	71 (56–84)
Left ventricular ejection fraction, %	59 (30–65)
Arterial hypertension, N	6
Diabetes, N	4
Medication
ACE-inhibitor, N	7
β-Blocker, N	6
Calcium antagonist, N	2
Statin, N	7

Values are medians (range) or absolute values (N).