Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study population

Number of subjects

13

13

Male/Female

8/5

6/7

0.70

Age (years)

26 (18 – 43)

61 (52 – 72)

<0.0001

BMI (kg/m²)

20 (17 – 24)

27 (22 – 35)

<0.0001

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

120 (100 – 140)

130 (110 – 160)

0.02

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

80 (55 – 80)

80 (60 – 90)

0.17

History of smoking^a

0

6

0.01

History of CAD

0

4

0.10

Statins

0

13

<0.0001

Antihypertensive drugs^b

0

12

<0.0001

Diabetes^c

0

2

0.48