Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the study population.
| Characteristics | 30 Healthy Subjects | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Group 1 | Group 2 | p | |
| Number | 30 | 15 | 15 | |
| Age, years (mean ± SD) | 26.1 ± 3.7 | 25.33 ± 1.8 | 26.9 ± 4.9 | 0.7 |
| Gender (male) n (%) | 13 (43.3%) | 6 (40%) | 7 (46.7%) | 0.9 |
| Smoking, n (%) | 4 (13.3%) | 2 (13.3%) | 2 (13.3%) | 0.9 |
| BMI, kg/m2 (median ± IQR) | 22.9 ± 4.1 | 22.86 ± 6.3 | 22.9 ± 2.1 | 0.8 |
| Systolic BP (mmHg) | 109.2 (105.9 ± 113.3) | 108.5 (104.8 ± 112.2) | 109.5 (105.8 ± 113.2) | 0.9 |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 74.2 (70.9 ± 76.3) | 74.5 (70.8 ± 76.8) | 73.9 (70.9 ± 75.9) | 0.9 |
| Hemoglobin (median ± IQR) | 14.4 ± 3.1 | 14.1 ± 2.5 | 14.6 ± 3.1 | 0.5 |
| ALT-U/L (median ± IQR) | 12.9 ± 11.7 | 11 ± 9.2 | 14.3 ± 22.7 | 0.1 |
| GGT-U/L (median ± IQR) | 12 ± 10 | 12 ± 8 | 12 ± 13 | 0.8 |
| Creatinine-mg/dL (median ± IQR) | 0.7 ± 0.3 | 0.7 ± 0.2 | 0.8 ± 0.3 | 0.5 |
p < 0.05 is significant. BMI—body mass index, BP—blood pressure, IQR—interquartile range, ALT—alanine aminotransferase, GGT—gamma-glutamyl transferase.