Table 1. Demographic and clinical data of the patients at baseline .

Index	At baseline
Age, years, mean ± SD	49.3±14.4
Gender, N (%)
Male	14 (46.7)
Female	16 (53.3)
Cause of cardiomyopathy, N (%)
Ischemic	15 (50)
Dilated	15 (50)
Hypertension, N (%)	9 (33.3)
Dyslipidemia, N (%)	12 (40)
Diabetes mellitus, N (%)	4 (13.3)
Smoking, N (%)	11 (36.7)
ICD, N (%)	8 (26.7)

Abbreviation: ICD, Implantable cardioverter defibrillator.