Table 1.

Clinical and Demographic Characteristics of Cases and Controls

	Cases (n=149)	Controls (n=149)	P value*
Age	64.1 ± 11.7	64.2 ± 11.6	--
Male	109 (73.2)	108 (72.5)	--
Body Mass Index†	29.5 ± 6.4	29.8 ± 6.2	0.8
Obesity†	33 (38.8)	63 (42.3)	0.6
Diabetes‡	44 (31.2)	49 (32.9)	0.76
Current Smoker§	37 (44.6)	36 (38.7)	0.4
Cholesterol (mg/dL)¶	186 ± 52	171 ± 53	0.1

^*T test for continuous variables and Chi-square test for categorical variables

^†Data available for 85 cases and all controls (Obesity defined as BMI ≥ 30)

^§Data available for 83 cases and 93 controls

^¶Data available for 42 cases and 116 controls

^‡Defined as either a medical chart diagnosis of diabetes or prescription of anti-diabetic medications