Table 1.

Demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients

Age, years	68 (44 – 78)
BMI	26.5 ± 4.0
Pulse, bpm	75.4 ± 11.2
Blood pressure, mm Hg
Systolic	119.7 ± 23.7
Diastolic	70.3 ± 13.7
Glucose, mg/dl	128.5 ± 52.6
Urea, mg/dl	45.1 ± 13.6
Creatine, mg/dl	0.9 ± 0.2
Sodium, mmol/l	137.5 ± 2.0
Potassium, mmol/l	4.3 ± 0.5
Triglycerides, mg/dl	143.0 ± 65.1
Total cholesterol, mg/dl	183.5 ± 53.6
HDL, mg/dl	34.0 ± 6.5
LDL, mg/dl	119.3 ± 37.9
Diabetes mellitus, n	8
Smoking, n	6
Hypertension, n	9
CHD, n	7
Male, n	8
Female, n	9
LA diameter, mm	43.3 ± 4.8
EF, %	28.0 ± 5.7

Figures in parenthesis indicate the range. BMI = Body mass index; HDL = high-density lipoprotein; LDL = low-density lipoprotein; CHD = coronary heart disease; LA = left atrium; EF = ejection fraction.