Table 1.
General baseline characteristics of the subjects according to intervention group or total (mean ± SD).
| Variable | Group A (n = 23) |
Group X (n = 26) |
Group A+X (n = 23) |
Total (n = 72) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 58 ± 6 | 60 ± 6 | 60 ± 5 | 59 ± 6 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.9 ± 3.3 | 24.8 ± 2.8 | 24.5 ± 2.7 | 24.8 ± 2.9 |
| Cholesterol (mmol/L) | 5.41 ± 1.00 | 5.45 ± 0.69 | 5.75 ± 0.58 | 5.53 ± 0.78 |
| HDL- cholesterol (mmol/L) | 1.64 ± 0.33 | 1.72 ± 0.33 | 1.85 ± 0.35 | 1.73 ± 0.34 |
| LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | 3.77 ± 1.10 | 3.73 ± 0.77 | 3.91 ± 0.61 | 3.80 ± 0.84 |
| TG (mmol/L) | 1.04 ± 0.37 | 0.95 ± 0.38 | 0.92 ± 0.30 | 0.97 ± 0.35 |
| Systolic blood pressure, (mm Hg) | 118 ± 17 | 115 ± 14 | 121 ± 12 | 118 ± 15 |
| Diastolic blood pressure, (mm Hg) | 76 ± 11 | 74 ± 10 | 79 ± 9 | 76 ± 10 |
| Glucose (mmol/L) | 4.98 ± 0.47 | 5.13 ± 0.41 | 4.89 ± 0.38 | 5.01 ± 0.43 |