TABLE 1.
Baseline Characteristics | |||
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Placebo | Cranberry Juice | P-value | |
Age | 51.4 ± 15.1 | 44.8 ± 17.5 | 0.06 |
Men, No. (%) | 11 (25%) | 20 (48%) | 0.029 |
Body Mass Index | 27.2 ± 5.5 | 27.7 ± 5.9 | 0.70 |
LVEF, % | 61.3 ± 5.3 | 63.0 ± 6.5 | 0.50 |
Family history of CAD, No. (%) | 15 (34%) | 16 (39%) | 0.69 |
Hyperlipidemia, No. (%) | 24 (55%) | 19 (46%) | 0.75 |
Smoking, No. (%) | 2 (5%) | 1 (2%) | 0.58 |
Hypertension currently drug treated, No. (%) | 11 (25%) | 12 (29%) | 0.66 |
Diabetes mellitus, No. (%) | 2 (5%) | 0 (0%) | 0.17 |
Obesity (BMI>=30), No. (%) | 12 (27%) | 8 (20%) | 0.40 |
Arrhythmia (afib/SVT/VT), No. (%) | 5 (11%) | 2 (5%) | 0.28 |
Valve disease, No. (%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 0.96 |
Cerebral Vascular disease, No. (%) | 1 (2%) | 0 (0%) | 0.33 |
Previous MI, No. (%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (2%) | 0.30 |
PTCA/Atherectomy/Stent (Angioplasty), No. (%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (2%) | 0.30 |
CABG Surgery (Coronary Artery Bypass Graft), No. (%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (2%) | 0.30 |
ACE inhibitor, No. (%) | 4 (9%) | 3 (8%) | 0.77 |
Aspirin, No. (%) | 14 (33%) | 9 (23%) | 0.31 |
Calcium blocker, No. (%) | 1 (2%) | 4 (10%) | 0.14 |
Statins, No. (%) | 11 (25%) | 11 (28%) | 0.79 |
Omega-3 FA, No. (%) | 10 (23%) | 6 (15%) | 0.34 |
Any Vitamin (multi/C/E), No. (%) | 24 (56%) | 18 (45%) | 0.32 |
LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; CAD, coronary artery disease; afib, atrial fibrillation; SVT, supraventricular tachycardia; MI, myocardial infarction; PTCA, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty; ACE, angiotensin converting enzyme; FA, fatty acids