Table 1.
Population characteristics (n = 116).
| Variable | Mean (SD) or n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 58.53 (18.12) |
| Sex (% female) | 59 (50.90) |
| Morbidity | N of patients with morbidity/Total population |
| Myocardial infarction, n (%) | 12 (10.30) |
| Heart failure, n (%) | 4 (3.40) |
| Peripheral vascular disease, n (%) | 7 (6.00) |
| Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 13 (11.20) |
| Cerebrovascular disease, n (%) | 10 (8.60) |
| Dementia, n (%) | 5 (4.30) |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease n (%) | 9 (7.80) |
| Connective tissue disease, n (%) | 13 (11.20) |
| Renal disease, n (%) | 6 (5.20) |
| Hematologic cancer, n (%) | 1 (0.90) |
| Solid tumoral disease, n (%) | 15 (12.90) |
| Co-morbidities (sum of diseases) | 0.93 (1.06) |
| Frequent medications | |
| Antihypertensive drugs | 38 (32.76%) |
| Lipid-lowering drugs | 21 (18.10%) |
| Anti-diabetic drugs | 6 (5.17%) |
| Oxidant lifestyle | |
| Dietary oxidant habits (yes) | 57 (49.10) |
| Absence of exercise (yes) | 24 (20.70) |
| Antioxidative lifestyle * | 51 (44.00) |
| Intermediate lifestyle ** | 49 (42.20) |
| Prooxidant lifestyle *** | 16 (13.80) |
| Hepatic liver fibrosis | |
| Quality of life SF-36 categories (0–100) | |
| Physical | 78.55 (28.60) |
| Physical role | 76.75 (25.38) |
| Emotional role | 86.67 (21.58) |
| Mental | 69.90 (20.19) |
| Social | 78.62 (26.25) |
| Vitality | 55.56 (22.58) |
| Pain | 64.18 (27.12) |
| General | 55.00 (20.19) |
| Physical summary | 63.17 (22.68) |
| FIB-4 index (points) | 0.65 (0.57) |
* Neither oxidative dietary nor activity habits, ** Either oxidative dietary or activity habits, *** Both dietary and activity oxidative habits. See Appendix A Table A1.