Table 1.

Baseline demographic and biochemical parameters of the study subjects

Variable	Patients	Controls	p value
Age, years	58±5.6	56±2.9	0.8
Gender, M/F	39/11	30/20	NA
SBP, mm Hg	152±14	118±7.2	<0.04
DBP, mm Hg	93±7.5	76±8.6	<0.03
Hypertension, %	32	Nil	NA
Diabetes, %	20	Nil	NA
Fasting plasma glucose, mg/dL	136±12	85±6.1	<0.03
Total cholesterol, mg/dL	189±16	172±8.2	0.91
HDL-cholesterol, mg/dL	43±7	46±5.6	0.83
LDL-cholesterol, mg/dL	102±11	99±8.9	0.72
Triglycerides, mg/dL	160±11.5	144±7.2	<0.04
IMA, IU/L	108±8.9*	79±6.3	<0.02

^*1st h IMA mean value.

p value <0.05 is significant.

IMA, ischaemia modified albumin; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure.