. 2014 Aug 5;16(8):e6915. doi: 10.5812/ircmj.6915

Table 1. Comparison of Baseline Characteristics of Subjects ^a,b,c.

Parameters	Statin-Placebo	Placebo-Statin	P Value
Age, y	46.00 ± 14.83	44.18 ± 12.07	> 0.05
Female sex, %	36	26	> 0.05
BMI, kg/m ²	31.12 ± 6.43	28.83 ± 6.18	> 0.05
SBP, mmHg	111 ± 16	109 ± 15	> 0.05
DBP, mmHg	66 ± 12	64 ± 13	> 0.05
Smoking, %	2	4	> 0.05
Diabetics, %	9	3	> 0.05
Hyperlipidemia, %	26	26	> 0.05
Hypertension, %	2	6	> 0.05

^a Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure.

^b The between-group comparisons were assessed using independent-samples t-test for normally distributed data, Mann–Whitney U-test for nonparametric data, and χ2 test for categorical data.

^c Data are presented as mean ± SD.

Table 1. Comparison of Baseline Characteristics of Subjects a,b,c.

Table 1. Comparison of Baseline Characteristics of Subjects ^a,b,c.