Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of the patients in both case and control groups

Variables	Addicts	Non-addicts	P
Age (year)	54.0 ± 6.4	53.6 ± 5.9	0.700
BMI (kg/m2)	26 ± 2	26 ± 2	0.500
Gender [male (%)]	60	46	0.019
Triglycerides (mg/dl)	131 ± 24	138 ± 26	0.090
Creatinine (mg/dl)	0.9 ± 0.2	0.9 ± 0.4	0.560
FBS (mg/dl)	102 ± 11	101 ± 12	0.470
History of high blood pressure (%)	28	30	0.700

BMI: Body mass index; FBS: Fasting blood sugar