Table 1.

Characteristics of the patients (% by gender)

	Men (n = 88)	Women (n = 104)	p
Age (years)	25 ± 6	26 ± 6	0.33
Current smoking, n (%)	34 (45%)	36 (34%)	0.08
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	120 ± 43	114 ± 15	0.03
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	71 ± 10	74 ± 10	0.11
Hypertension, n (%)	0 (0%)	1 (1%)	-
Glucose (mg/dl)	104 ± 28	88 ± 16	0.06
Diabetes mellitus, n (%)	12 (15%)	17 (15%)	0.88
Body mass index (kg/m2)	21.8 ± 2	22.2 ± 3	0.56
Obesity, n (%)	2 (2%)	0 (0%)	0.13
Family history of CHD, n (%)	8 (10%)	17 (17%)	0.16
Hematocrit (%)
Feritine (ng/dl)	2411 ± 1784	2076 ± 1350	0.17
Hemoglobin (g/dl)	10.4 ± 1	10.6 ± 1	0.77
White blood cell (counts)	9959 ± 4999	9401 ± 4074	0.78