Table 2.
Subject characteristics.
| Healthy donors | Patients with MI | |
|---|---|---|
| Male/female | 22/11 | 4/3 |
| Age, M/F (years) | 52.8 ± 19.2/56.0 ± 20.0 | 71.6 ± 10.4/73.1 ± 10.2 |
| Height, M/F (cm) | 167.4 ± 10.9/156.9 ± 4.9 | 162.8 ± 5.0/148.7 ± 6.0 |
| Weight, M/F (kg) | 66.0 ± 11.7/50.6 ± 6.0 | 62.1 ± 8.3/57.7 ± 13.6 |
| BMI, M/F | 23.3 ± 2.5/20.6 ± 2.4 | 23.6 ± 4.4/26.0 ± 4.9 |
| Smoking history, M/F | ||
| Never | 10/9 | 4/3 |
| Past | 6/1 | 0/0 |
| Current | 6/1 | 0/0 |
| Habitual alcohol drinking, M/F | ||
| Never | 8/4 | 0/0 |
| Occasional | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Habitual | 14/7 | 0/0 |
Values are expressed as mean ± SD.
Smoking history categories: never, past smoker (more than two months without smoking), and current smoker (average cigarettes/day: 22 ± 8).
Alcohol drinking history categories: never drinking, occasional drinking (less than 40 g/week of alcohol consumption), and habitual drinking (more than 40 g/week of alcohol consumption).