Table 2.

Baseline biomarker levels Means ± standard deviation adjusted for age, BMI, and smoking status.

	Placebo		Propranolol
	Men	Women	Men	Women
IL-6, pg/ml N = 57	0.92 ± 0.45	0.91 ± 0.82	0.57 ± 0.19	0.89 ± 0.49
IL-1Ra, log pg/ml N = 59	6.10 ± 0.56	6.22 ± 0.37	5.80 ± 0.30	6.00 ± 0.33
Systolic BP, mmHg N = 56	116.2 ± 10.08	105.1 ± 10.30	105.5 ± 8.74	104.9 ± 10.21
Diastolic BP, mmHg N = 56	71.04 ± 10.74	65.32 ± 8.43	61.30 ± 7.53	64.86 ± 9.06
Heart rate, bpm N = 56	66.76 ± 7.82	72.08 ± 9.27	60.60 ± 9.45	61.92 ± 5.17