Table 1.

Subject characteristics

Characteristic	Normals (n=24)	Patients (n=32)	All (n=56)	P
Age (y)	50.5 [44.5–58.8]	64.2 [57.4–73.0]	58.3 [46.3–69.0]	0.0002
Weight (kg)	74.5 [61.7–83.7]	88.2 [72.3–99.5]	82.3 [65.4–90.3]	0.014
Height (m)	1.70 [1.63–1.75]	1.64 [1.63–1.75]	1.67 [1.63–1.75]	0.72
Male sex	8 (33)	22 (69)	30 (54)	0.014
Hypertension	0 (0)	26 (81)	26 (48)	<0.0001
Dyslipidemia	0 (0)	29 (91)	29 (52)	<0.0001
Diabetes	0 (0)	17 (53)	17 (30)	<0.0001

Continuous variables are presented as median [interquartile range]. Dichotomous variables are presented as number (%). P-values compare Normals and Patients.