Table 1 Patient Characteristics

Age (year)

51 ± 9.4 years

49 ± 11.2 years

0.071

Gender (n)

   Males

180

190

0.51

   Females

240

216

Smoking (n)

169

190

0.321

Alcohol (n)

148

153

0.256

Systolic BP (mmhg)

140.8 ± 5.4

121.3 ± 3.1

0.001

Diastolic BP (mmhg)

90.7 ± 8.5

84 ± 5.73

0.001

Waist circumference (cms)

100.1 ± 5.72

84.2 ± 6.91

0.001

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

225.9 ± 26.7

191.4 ± 31.2

0.012

HDL cholesterol (mg/dl)

40.2 ± 8.9

46.5 ± 5.76

0.031

LDL cholesterol (mg/dl)

135.9 ± 21.5

109.3 ± 18.6

0.028

Triglycerides (mg/dl)

174.7 ± 58.9

121.6 ± 67.2

0.0001

Fasting Blood Sugar (mg/dl)

109.8 ± 12.8

98.5 ± 9.87

0.031

FT4 (ng/dl)

1.12 ± 0.7

1.3 ± 0.6

0.041

TSH (μIU/ml)

6.1 ± 4.21

5.3 ± 4.89

0.023

HsCRP (mg/l)

2.8 ± 1.9

0.9 ± 1.23

0.001