Table 1.
Baseline values.
| BASELINE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ENROLLED VOLUNTEERS (Mean +/- SD) | |||||
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| I | II | III | IV | V | |
| Number of Patients | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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| Males | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
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| Females | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
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| Age | 61.8±5.9 | 56.2±5.9 | 56.1±5.8 | 52.1±5.1 | 63.2±6.1 |
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| Light/Moderate Smokers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| Body Mass Index in kg/m2 | 32.1±2.4 | 32.7±3.3 | 33.8±3.5 | 31.1±3.2 | 31.8±2.9 |
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| Fasting Glucose mmol/dL | 6.1±0.42 | 6.0±0.45 | 5.7±0.49 | 5.4±0.43 | 5.5±0.56 |
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| Total Cholesterol mg/dL | 185 ± 14.3 | 181 ± 15.2 | 175 ± 14.7 | 187 ± 16.2 | 180 ± 13.9 |
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| Triglycerides mg/dl | 135±14.9 | 136±13.8 | 136±13.8 | 127±13.1 | 122±13.5 |
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| LDL mg/dL | 144±11.8 | 143±12.7 | 121±12.2 | 137±13.6 | 131±12.1 |
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| HDL mg/dL | 41.9±3.2 | 46.5±4.4 | 51.2±4.7 | 49.8±4.4 | 44.0±4.4 |
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| Pulse rate per min | 66.7±4.2 | 67.7±3.5 | 65.2±3.4 | 70.5±3.9 | 66.6±5.1 |
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| Blood Pressure | |||||
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| Systolic | 112±5.5 | 123±7.4 | 117±6.9 | 124±8.5 | 118±6.7 |
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| Diastolic | 77.6±4.4 | 78.7±5.0 | 77.6±4.4 | 76.7±4.6 | 79±5.6 |