Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study group

Age; years

56.1 ± 5.7

70.3 ± 11*

63.3 ± 11

68.6 ± 9.2*

61.0 ± 2.1

Gender, male; n (%)

6 (60)

4 (40)

3 (50)

5 (55.6)

3 (50)

BMI; kg/m²

21.4 ± 4.2

23.1 ± 5.7

25.2 ± 4.4*

24.5 ± 5.3*

22.0 ± 2.1

Smoking, yes; n (%)

5 (50)

1 (10)

2 (33.3)

5 (55.6)

2 (33.3)

Alcohol, yes; n (%)

8 (80)

3 (30)

2 (33.3)

6 (66.7)

3 (50)

Diabetes, yes; n (%)

0 (0)

1 (10)

0 (0)

2 (22.2)

1 (16.7)

Hypertension, yes; n (%)

3 (30)

6 (60)

4 (66.7)

2 (22.2)

3 (50)

Total cholesterol; mg/dl

195.7 ± 25.5

188 ± 0.7

186 ± 8.5

205.4 ± 19.8

194.8 ± 7.1

Triglyceride; mg/dl

86.8 ± 33.2

97.6 ± 75

127.3 ± 14.1

94.8 (5/9)

99 (2/6)

HDL cholesterol; mg/dl

66.5 ± 20.5

87.6 ± 14.1

50.6 ± 12

61.4 (5/9)

83.5 (2/6)

LDL cholesterol; mg/dl

113.2 ± 7.8

103.9 ± 6.4

111.2 ± 17.7

111.2 (5/9)

93.5 (2/6)