Table 1 Study population baseline characteristics

Age (years: mean ± sd)

62 ± 12

Female, % (n)

57.6 % (88)

Caucasian, % (n)

100 % (154)

Cigarette smoking, % (n)

14.9 % (23)

Hypertension, % (n)

83.8 % (129)

Dyslipidemia, % (n)

63.6 % (98)

Family history of CAD, % (n)

3.9 % (6)

Body mass index (Kg/m²_, mean ± sd)

28.7 ± 4.2

Framingham (median [minimum; maximum])

10 [1; 54]

SCORE (median [minimum; maximum])

2 [0; 16]

Glomerular filtration rate (mL/min/1.73 m², mean ± sd)

86.7 ± 22.7

Total cholesterol (mmol/L, mean ± sd)

5.2 ± 1.2

LDL cholesterol (mmol/L, mean ± sd)

3.0 ± 0.9

HDL cholesterol (mmol/L, mean ± sd)

1.3 ± 0.5

Triglycerides (mmol/L, mean ± sd)

1.0 ± 0.9

C-reactive protein (mg/dL: median [minimum; maximum])

0.6 [0.1; 2.1]