Table 2 Baseline characteristics

Age (y)

71.0 ± 6.6

70.9 ± 7.3

71.3 ± 7.0

Males, n (%)

81 (56.6%)

24 (46.2%)

24 (51.1%)

BMI (kg/m2)

22.5 ± 2.6

23.5 ± 2.3**

22.3 ± 3.0

Hypertension, n (%)

15 (10.6%)

9 (17.0%)

22 (46.8%)

ALT (U/L), M (P25,P75)

20 (17,25)

23 (19,29)**

23 (19,31)^##

AST (U/L), M (P25,P75)

25 (22,28)

23 (18,29) **

25 (21,30)

Total Cholesterol (mmol/L)

4.31 ± 0.59

4.59 ± 1.03*

4.40 ± 0.90

Triglycerides (mmol/L)

1.12 ± 0.33

2.02 ± 1.29***

1.63 ± 0.88^###

HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)

1.30 ± 0.22

0.96 ± 0.18***

1.00 ± 0.22^###

LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)

2.35 ± 0.46

2.37 ± 0.77

2.25 ± 0.75

Glucose (mmol/l)

4.90 ± 0.49

7.75 ± 2.95***

5.78 ± 1.32^###

BUN (mmol/L)

5.50 ± 1.28

5.78 ± 3.13

6.22 ± 2.82^#

Uric acid (mmol/L)

281.3 ± 68.2

316.2 ± 96.9*

366.3 ± 171.7^###

HCT

41.6 ± 3.6

38.5 ± 5.2***

38.8 ± 4.9^###

WBC (10*9/L)

6.15 ± 1.60

7.30 ± 3.78**

7.12 ± 2.41^#

Platelet (10*9/L)

178.7 ± 49.0

180.8 ± 63.0

182.0 ± 74.0

Total Protein (g/L)

71.1 ± 6.0

67.4 ± 6.0*

66.5 ± 6.6^##

FFAs (mmol/L)

551.6 (403.0,679.7)

536.5 (412.6,666.3)***

441.0 (298.5,625.0)