Table 1.
Participant characteristics, cardiovascular hemodynamics, and blood lipid parameters.
| Variables | Patients (n = 31) | Control (n = 19) | p value |
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| Demographics | |||
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| Females, n (%) | 31 (100) | 19 (100) | 1.000 |
| Disease duration, months | 34.7 ± 42.6 | ||
| Age, years | 39.3 ± 12.1 | 37.6 ± 13.7 | 0.600 |
| Height, cm | 161 ± 8.28 | 159 ± 7.14 | 0.200 |
| Weight, kg | 71.7 ± 17.0 | 64.6 ± 13.5 | 0.100 |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 27.2 ± 6.11 | 25.6 ± .82 | 0.300 |
| Body Fat, % | 31.6 ± 7.71 | 30.1 ± 6.98 | 0.400 |
| Waist/hip | 0.82 ± 0.15 | 0.72 ± 0.09 | 0.005 |
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| Cardiovascular Hemodynamics | |||
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| Heart rate, b/min | 78.5 ± 11.5 | 69.5 ± 8.03 | 0.001 |
| Systolic pressure, mmHg | 119 ± 12.8 | 108 ± 11.9 | 0.003 |
| Diastolic pressure, mmHg | 73.9 ± 9.74 | 68.1 ± 8.20 | 0.010 |
| Mean pressure, mmHg | 88.9 ± 10.1 | 81.4 ± 8.64 | 0.004 |
| Pulse pressure, mmHg | 44.5 ± 8.20 | 39.8 ± 8.86 | 0.070 |
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| Blood Lipid Parameters | |||
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| Cholesterol, mmol/l | 5.01 ± 1.05 | 4.61 ± 1.24 | 0.200 |
| HDL, mmol/l | 1.32 ± 0.32 | 1.37 ± 0.34 | 0.500 |
| LDL, mmol/l | 3.26 ± 0.76 | 3.05 ± 1.22 | 0.600 |
| Glucose, mmol/l | 4.99 ± 0.76 | 4.74 ± 0.47 | 0.100 |
| ESR, Units | 63.5 ± 25.7 | 21.6 ± 9.07 | 0.001 |
| RF, IU/mL | 112.0 ± 127.0 | ||
Data presented as mean ± SD, ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate, HDL: high density lipoproteins, and LDL: low density lipoproteins.