Table 1. Baseline clinical characteristics of healthy volunteer- and atherosclerotic patient-derived EPCs.

	Healthy volunteers	Atherosclerotic patients
	(n = 10)	(n = 10)
Age (yrs)	34.4±1.4	74.2±2.7	P<0.001
Gender
Male	8	8	N.S
Female	2	2	N.S
Hypertension	0	9	P<0.001
Dyslipidemia	0	8	P<0.005
Diabetes mellitus	0	4	P<0.05
Smoking	2	7	P<0.05
Medication
RASi	0	5	P<0.05
Statin	0	8	P<0.001

RASi = renin-angiotensin system inhibitor. Data are presented as the mean ± SEM.