Table 1 General information of each group

Age (years)

48.98 ± 9.83

51.02 ± 10.21

53.29 ± 10.32

51.71 ± 10.33

Gender (male/female)

21/25

20/29

15/22

62/83

Course of disease (years)

4.23 ± 1.22

4.33 ± 1.29

4.47 ± 1.35

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BMI (kg/m²)

24.57 ± 2.39*

24.97 ± 2.59*

25.65 ± 2.78*

22.19 ± 2.29

Complication of hypertension (n)

20*

22*

18*

0

Smoking history (n)

7*

7*

6*

2

Complication of diabetes (n)

15*

17*

13*

0

TC (mmol/L)

4.64 ± 1.24*

4.89 ± 1.32*

4.97 ± 1.38*

3.12 ± 1.01

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.12 ± 0.31*

1.08 ± 0.35*

1.02 ± 0.36*

1.48 ± 0.29

LDL-C (mmol/L)

2.48 ± 0.63*

2.56 ± 0.61*

2.59 ± 0.63*

1.87 ± 0.61