Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of study participants
| Characteristic | Group (A) | Group (B) | Significance |
| Age (years) | 56.42 ± 4.81 | 54.97 ± 5.63 | P>0.05 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 34.28 ± 3.74 | 33.52 ± 3.68 | P>0.05 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 136.51 ± 11.46 | 135.14 ±13.12 | P>0.05 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 82.33 ± 6.27 | 80.81 ± 7.52 | P>0.05 |
| Glucose (mmol/L) | 4.51 ± 0.64 | 4.35 ± 0.53 | P>0.05 |
| ALT (U/L) | 40.16 ± 7.23 | 38.62 ± 6.11 | P>0.05 |
| AST (U/L) | 28.45 ± 6.18 | 27.71 ± 5.39 | P>0.05 |
BMI: Body mass index; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; SBP: Systolic blood pressure; DBP: Diastolic blood pressure.