Table 2 Demographic, physical and medical characteristics of the patients included in the study

Number

288

22

42

159

65

Age (yr)

54.90 ± 11.68

53.27 ± 12.74

62.17 ± 8.03

56.69 ± 11.08

48.75 ± 11.22

Male sex (%)

62.29

81.81^a

66.67^a

62.78

53.85

Body mass index (kg/m2)

28.32 ± 4.26

28.71 ± 4.99

30.33 ± 4.86

28.68 ± 3.93

26.82 ± 3.29

Endoglin (ng/mL)

5.04 ± 1.05

5.02 ± 0.98

4.88 ± 1.20

4.39 ± 1.04

5.21 ± 1.10

Basal glycemia (mg/dL)

98.76 ± 30.77

121.22 ± 30.03^b,e

132.56 ± 45.52^b,e

88.45 ± 11.49

84.47 ± 9.04

HbA1c (%)

5.42 ± 1.05

6.72 ± 1.07^b,e

6.80 ± 1.30^b,e

5.03 ± 0.45

4.91 ± 0.45

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

125.89 ± 12.72

121.34 ± 8.37

126.20 ± 14.21^c

127.03 ± 13.94^c

123.69 ± 9.52

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

77.05 ± 9.43

73.38 ± 6.08

72.78 ± 9.11^a,d

76.82 ± 9.88^c

77.65 ± 7.65

Heart rate (beats/min)

71.96 ± 10.56

75.11 ± 11.29

72.51 ± 10.28

71.08 ± 11.06^c

72.77 ± 10.31

Leukocytes (10³ cells/μL)

6.70 ± 1.95

7.35 ± 2.90^a

7.23 ± 1.94^a

6.71 ± 1.96^a

6.08 ± 1.03

Neutrophils (10³ cells/μL)

3.52 ± 1.33

4.06 ± 2.30^a

3.76 ± 1.32^a

3.52 ± 1.25

3.17 ± 0.93

Lymphocytes (10³ cells/μL)

2.41 ± 0.74

2.49 ± 0.61

2.71 ± 0.77

2.42 ± 0.83

2.23 ± 0.52

Monocytes (10³ cells/μL)

0.54 ± 0.26

0.56 ± 0.19

0.58 ± 1.18

0.55 ± 0.32

0.47 ± 0.15

Eosinophils (10³ cells/μL)

0.21 ± 0.22

0.19 ± 0.10

0.24 ± 0.17

0.23 ± 0.28

0.18 ± 0.11

Basophils (10³ cells/μL)

0.04 ± 0.03

0.04 ± 0.02

0.03 ± 0.02

0.04 ± 0.03

0.03 ± 0.03

Smokers (%)

24.92

36.36

16.67

26.81

24.61

High-density lipoproteins (mg/dL)

52.35 ± 12.42

46.27 ± 8.85^a,d

47.43 ± 9.74^a,d

53.50 ± 12.41

54.13 ± 13.51

Low-density lipoproteins (mg/dL)

125.80 ± 32.67

113.72 ± 27.18^a

105.63 ± 25.52^a,d

131.43 ± 34.14^c

127.13 ± 28.74

Alcohol consumption (U/wk)

11.30 ± 20.33

9.79 ± 15.82

12.70 ± 20.94

12.21 ± 23.45

10.15 ± 18.06

Daily physical activity (%)

34.75

31.82

57.14^a

34.78

26.15

FPACD (%)

15.08

9.09

30.95^a,c,d

13.77

9.23