Table 1 Subject characteristic (n = 342)

N

115

117

110

Female (%)

39 (33.91%)

42 (35.90%)

36 (32.73%)

Age (yrs ± SD)

50.33 ± 10.12

52.28 ± 12.81

53.16 ± 12.13

BMI (kg/m² ± SD)

26.31 ± 3.12

26.59 ± 5.93

26.13 ± 4.29

History of diabetes mellitus

7 (6.09%)

15 (12.82%)

12 (10.91%)

History of hypertension

26 (22.61%)

39 (33.33%)

37 (33.64%)

Current smoker

35 (30.43%)

41 (35.04%)

36 (32.73%)

Framingham score (%)

8.3 ± 3.3

17.12 ± 5.21^**

19.23 ± 5.32^**

TC (mmol/L)

4.37 ± 0.75

5.41 ± 0.81^*

5.38 ± 0.49^*

LDL-C (mmol/L)

3.25 ± 0.93

3.58 ± 0.98^*

3.49 ± 0.72^*

HDL-C (mmol/L)

0.91 ± 0.20

0.91 ± 0.31

0.90 ± 0.16

TG (mmol/L)

1.52 ± 0.36

1.61 ± 0.51

1.63 ± 0.39