Table 1.
Patient demographics
| Characteristics | Values |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1 | Group 2 | ||
| Age, years, mean ± SD (range) | 65 ± 13 (48–82) | 68 ± 15 (45–78) | NSD |
| Male/female, n/n | 25/22 | 19/28 | NSD |
| Body weight, kg, mean ± SD | 58.3 ± 7.2 | 55.7 ± 8.4 | NSD |
| Body mass index, kg m−2, mean ± SD | 22.6 ± 2.3 | 22.4 ± 2.1 | NSD |
| Chest pain, n/N | 24/47 | 28/47 | NSD |
| Hyperlipidemia, n/N (%) | 11/47 (23) | 9/47 (19) | NSD |
| Hypertension, n/N (%) | 21/47 (45) | 18/47 (38) | NSD |
| Diabetes mellitus, n/N (%) | 8/47 (17) | 14/47 (30) | NSD |
| Heart rate, bpm, mean ± SD | 62 ± 8 | 60 ± 9 | NSD |
| Current smoking, n/N (%) | 11/47 (23) | 15/47 (32) | NSD |
| Prior smoking, n/N (%) | 13/47 (28) | 18/47 (38) | NSD |
NSD, no significant difference; SD, standard deviation.