Table 1 Patient's clinical data

Age (Mean ± SD)

67 ± 15*

69 ± 15^†

52.3 ± 10.8*^†

0.000

Sex (♂/♀)

25/13

14/6

25/6

NS

WBC × 10⁹/L (Mean ± SD)

12.3 ± 10.0

10.9 ± 6.1

7.6 ± 2.1

NS

Glucose (Mean ± SD) (mmol/l)

6.7 ± 2.0

9,1 ± 5,4^†

5.7 ± 0.9^†

0.026

Total cholesterol (Mean ± SD) (mmol/l)

3.4 ± 1.0*

4.6 ± 1.7

5.3 ± 2.0*

0.003

HTA n, (%)

15 (39.5)

13 (65)

5 (16.1)

0.001

DM n, (%)

8 (21.1)

6 (30)

4 (12.9)

NS

DLP n, (%)

9 (23.7)

6 (30)

15 (48.4)

NS

Smoking n, (%)

9 (23.7)

11 (55)

23 (74.2)

0.000

Alcohol abuse n, (%)

8 (21.1)

5 (25)

14 (45.2)

NS

CAD n, (%)

8 (22.2)

5 (25)

10 (32.3)

NS

Statins n, (%)

5 (20.8)

2 (10)

9 (29)

NS

Antiplatelets n, (%)

4 (16.7)

6 (30)

4 (12.9)

NS

Rasb n, (%)

9 (37.5)

6 (30)

12 (38.7)

NS