Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study participants (N = 177)

n

57

120

Sex

 Male

27

64

 Female

30

56

Smoking

8(14.04%)

26(21.67%)

Hypertension

21(36.84%)

54(45%)

Diabetes

19(33.33%)

36(30%)

Age(y, x ± s)

53.14 ± 9.33

58.07 ± 8.77

BMI(kg.m^− 2, x ± s)

26.06 ± 4.19

25.55 ± 4.00

UA(umol.L^− 1, x ± s)

338.40 ± 116.62

369.69 ± 121.93

SBP/mmHg

126.0(115.00-139.00)

132.5(124.00-151.75)

DBP/mmHg

78.00(71.00-89.50)

83.00(75.25–89.75)

MAP/mmHg

96.33(86.83-105.67)

99.1(92.42-110.58)

TC/mmol.L^− 1

4.53(3.79–5.27)

4.64(3.75–5.66)

TG/mmol.L^− 1

1.35(0.88–2.01)

1.46(1.16–1.98)

LDLC/mmol.L^− 1

2.64(2.10–3.51)

2.91(2.06–3.66)

HDLC/mmol.L^− 1

1.12(0.96–1.30)

1.08(0.84–1.38)

FPG/mmol.L^− 1

5.64(4.63–7.20)

5.63(5.00-7.23)