Table 1.

Patients’ demographic and clinical characteristics (n = 67)

Males	41 (61.1)
Age, years	65 ± 11
History of ischemic heart disease	27 (40)
History of heart failure (LVEF >40%)	3 (4.4)
History of diabetes mellitus	40 (59.7)
History of hypertension	46 (68.6)
History of cerebrovascular disease	5 (7.5)
Hemoglobin, g/dl	12.90 ± 1.70
Serum creatinine, mg/dl	0.98 ± 0.30
Fasting serum glucose, mg/dl	147.55 ± 63.20
Total cholesterol, mg/dl	199.59 ± 34.10
Triglyceride, mg/dl	159.72 ± 73.17
High-density lipoprotein, mg/dl	45.19 ± 12.76
Low-density lipoprotein, mg/dl	122.61 ± 27.14

Values are n (%) or mean ± SD.