Table 1. Baseline Characteristics Of Patients.

Characteristic	Group 1 n = 16	Group 2 n = 65	p-value
Mean age (years)	31.19 ± 8.20	61.89 ± 11.00	< 0.0001*
Mean SBP (mmHg)	142.19 ± 43.93	155.23 ± 28.29	0.146
Mean DBP (mmHg)	92.50 ± 26.46	94.81 ± 22.13	0.719
Mean TC (mmol/l)	5.54 ± 1.21	5.20 ± 1.18	0.307
Mean HDL-C (mmol/l)	1.01 ± 0.02	1.09 ± 0.27	0.224
Mean LDL-C (mmol/l)	3.89 ± 1.08	3.51 ± 0.89	0.160
Mean serum Cr (μmol/l)	103.56 ± 110.57	122.74 ± 152.41	0.642
Mean FPG (mmol/l)	4.59 ± 0.53	6.07 ± 2.26	0.096

n, number of patients; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; TC, total cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; Cr, creatinine; FPG, fasting plasma glucose.

*p-value statistically significant. Results are given as values ± standard deviation.