Table 1 Clinical Features and cardiovascular risk factors at the beginning of the study

Age (years)

60 ± 9

52 ± 10

57 ± 10

 < 0.001^ac

Gender (M/F%)

40% / 60%

44% / 56%

36% / 64%

0.4

BMI (kg/m²)

30 ± 5

31 ± 5

29 ± 5

0.1

History of Dyslipidemia (yes)%

90%

67%

34%

 < 0.00001*

History of Hypertension (yes)%

75%

40%

42%

 < 0.00001^ab

Sedentary lifestyle (yes)%

42%

19%

58%

 < 0.00001*

Smoking (yes)%

53%

43%

34%

0.001^ab