Characteristics | n = 43 patients |
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mean ± SD or N (%) | |
Age | 69.4 ± 7.5 |
Male gender | 30 (69.8%) |
Hypertension | 43 (100%) |
Diabetes mellitus type 2 | 18 (41.9%) |
Hyperlipidemia | 31 (72.1%) |
Smoker/Ex-Smoker | 15 (34.9%) |
GFR (ml/min) | 70.1 ± 27.4 |
LDL (mmol/l) | 2.72 ± 1.4 |
Statin therapy | 43 (100%) |
EPC levels | |
CD 34+/CD133+ (%) | 2.66 ± 2.0 |
CD 34+/KDR+ (%) | 7.45 ± 5.1 |
CD 34+/CD 133+/KDR+ (%) | 1.11 ± 1.0 |