Table 1.

Baseline clinical characteristic of AD patients. Values are means ± SE

	All (n = 24)	Non-responder (n = 10)	Responder (n = 14)
Age (years)	77.6 ± 1.2	78.8 ± 2.0	76.6 ± 1.6
Male/female (No.)	12/13	3/7	9/5
Height (m)	1.62 ± 0.02	1.59 ± 0.03	1.65 ± 0.02
Weight (Kg)	72.3 ± 2.7	77.6 ± 4.9	69.1 ± 3.5
Body mass index (Kg/m2)	27.3 ± 1.0	30.5 ± 1.6	25.2 ± 1.0*
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	149 ± 4	150 ± 5	145 ± 6
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	76 ± 2	80.1 ± 3	74.4 ± 3
Heart rate (beats/min)	66 ± 2	72 ± 3	64 ± 3

* P < 0.01