Table 2.

Measured variables

	Mean ± SD	Sample N
Normally distributed variables
Systolic Blood Pressure, mm Hg	95.59 ± 10.53	131
Diastolic Blood Pressure, mm Hg	59.70 ± 8.21	131
Systolic Blood Pressure, %	59.77 ± 27.98	131
Diastolic Blood Pressure, %	74.83 ± 20.00	131
Total Cholesterol, mg/dL	146.46 ± 26.82	139
Low Density Lipoprotein, mg/dL	84.35 ± 23.58	139
High Density Lipoprotein, mg/dL,	48.73 ± 13.28	139
Fasting blood glucose, mg/dl	80.68 ± 7.28	139
Total anti-oxidant capacity, mm Trolox equivalent	102.59 ± 22.65	138
Soluble ICAM-1, ng/mL	206.89 ± 64.96	138
	Median (IQR)
Skewed distribution variables
Fasting insulin, uIU/mL	6.46 (5.33–8.33)	138
C-Reactive Protein, mg/L	0.22 (0.04–1.27)	138
Interleukin-6, ng/L	13.31 (4.69–113.70)	138
TNF-α, ng/L	148.66 (76.54–1026.86)	138
Plasma protein malondialdehyde, pmol MDA/mL	18.8 (15.1–22.8)	138
Circulating CD34+ Cells, % of total events	0.0086 (0.0042–0.0156)	122