Table 1. Baseline Characteristics of Study Groups ^a.

	Treatment (n = 25)	Control (n = 15)
Age, y	47.3 ± 6.8	45.4 ± 6.4
Gender
Male	17	10
Female	8	5
Smokers	26	24
Cardiovascular disease, %	40	45
Diabetes	52	52
Vitamin E consumption, %	25	30

^a Data are presented as Mean ± SD.