Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of the participants.

Variable
Age (years)	43 (9)
Female sex (%)	105 (78)
Height (cm)	171 (9)
Weight (kg)	124 (19)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	3 (2)
Diabetes	24 (18)
Hypothyroidism	19 (14)
Previous myocardial infarction	2 (1)
Angina	1 (1)
Previous stroke	4 (3)
Hypertension	44 (33)
Smoking never/former/present	56 (41)/55 (41)/24 (18)
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)	5.1 (0.9)
LDL cholesterol (mmol/L)	3.3 (0.9)
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)	1.2 (0.3)

Data are given as mean (standard deviation) or number (percentage).