Table 1 Clinical characteristics of enrolled subjects

Case (n)

20

22

20

23

Sex (male/female)

14/6

16/6

15/5

17/6

Age (years)

59.4 ± 8.8

61.0 ± 13.2

60.7 ± 12.4

62.2 ± 14.1

Hypertension, n (%)

7 (35.00%)

10 (45.45%) ^#

9 (45.00%) ^#

14 (60.87%) ^#

Left ventricular ejection fraction (%)

64.22 ± 8.89

61.90 ± 11.09

53.29 ± 13.10 ^#

48.10 ± 11.82 ^#

Blood glucose (mmol/L)

4.89 ± 1.39

4.90 ± 1.44

5.04 ± 1.67

6.67 ± 2.91 ^#

Total cholesterol (mmol/L)

4.11 ± 1.17

4.27 ± 1.09

4.34 ± 1.47

4.42 ± 1.36

Total triglycerides (mmol/L)

1.24 ± 0.38

1.39 ± 0.42

1.38 ± 0.39

1.76 ± 0.54 ^#

Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mmol/L)

2.61 ± 0.81

2.67 ± 0.79

2.70 ± 0.88

3.37 ± 1.10 ^#

High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mmol/L)

1.19 ± 0.25

1.21 ± 0.23

1.10 ± 0.28

0.96 ± 0.19 ^#