Table 1.

Baseline characteristics.

Age, years	53±3
Body mass index, kg/m2	28±1
Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg	137±5
Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg	78±3
Heart rate, bpm	60±2
Total cholesterol, mmol/L	4.2±0.2
LDL cholesterol, mmol/L	2.3±0.2
HDL cholesterol, mmol/L	1.1±0.1
Chol:HDL chol ratio	3.8±0.2
Triacylglycerol, mmol/L	1.6±0.2
Fasting glucose, mmol/L	5.4±0.1
Time from MI, months	16±4
Revascularisation post-MI, %	56
Current or ex-smoker, %	61
Hypertension, %	11
Diabetes mellitus, %	0
Hyperlipidemia, %	78
Family history of premature coronary heart disease, %	33
Medical therapy
Aspirin, %	100
Clopidogrel, %	11
ACE-inhibitor/ angiotensin-receptor blocker, %	56
β-Blocker, %	78
Statin, %	100

HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; MI, myocardial infarction; Mean±SEM.