Table 1.

Biochemical parameters of the patients and controls

Parameter	Patients (n = 40)	Controls (n = 40)	p
Age, years	67.5 ± 8.4	66.4 ± 6.8	0.47
Males, n (%)	22 (55)	21 (52.5)	0.99
Smokers, n (%)	12 (30)	16 (40)	0.48
Total protein, g/dl	9.5 ± 2.4	7.54 ± 0.5	<0.0001
Albumin, g/dl	3.4 ± 0.8	4.4 ± 0.2	<0.0001
Haemoglobin, g/dl	9.1 ± 2.3	13.7 ± 1.23	<0.0001
Calcium, mg/dl	9.5 (9.2 – 9.7)	9.2 (9.1 – 9.4)	0.15
BUN, mg/dl	20 (16 – 25)	14 (12 – 16)	<0.0001
Creatinine, mg/dl	1 (0.8 – 1.2)	0.7 (0.6 – 0.7)	<0.0001
Uric acid, mg/dl	7.3 ± 3.5	5 ± 1.3	0.0003
Total cholesterol, mg/dl	154 ± 58.6	167 ± 26.3	0.18
TG, mg/dl	103 ± 97	145 ± 99	0.61
LDL cholesterol, mg/dl	93 ± 43	92 ± 25	0.36
HDL cholesterol, mg/dl	35 ± 13	38.6 ± 5.2	0.11

Values are means ± SD or medians (IQR) unless otherwise stated.