Table 1.

Patients baseline clinical characteristics

	Cohort 1, n=20	Cohort 2, n=25	Study population, n=45
Demographics
Age (years)	69.5±7.3	65.0±6.1	67.1±6.9
Gender (male)	17 (85%)	17 (68%)	34 (76%)
Height (cm)	173.0±9.4	168.0±6.4	170.3±8.7
Weight (kg)	82.9±17.1	73.9±14.8	78.1±16.2
Cardiovascular risk factors
Diabetes	2 (10%)	5 (20%)	7 (16%)
Hyperlipidemia	20 (100%)	8 (32%)	28 (62%)
Hypertension	14 (70%)	15 (60%)	29 (64%)
Tobacco use	14 (70%)	7 (28%)	21 (47%)
Family history of coronary heart disease	12 (60%)	4 (16%)	16 (36%)
Peripheral vascular disease	1 (5%)	1 (4%)	2 (4%)

SD= standard deviation.