Table 1 Patient characteristics

Age (years)

59.2 ± 3.7

Gender (M:F)

10:5

BMI (kg/m²)

32.2 ± 1.9

HbA_1C (%)

6.5 ± 0.3

Total Cholesterol (mmol/l)

4.4 ± 0.2

LDL Cholesterol (mmol/l)

2.5 ± 0.1

HDL Cholesterol (mmol/l)*

1.4 ± 0.1

Triglycerides (mmol/l)

1.3 ± 0.1

Creatinine (μmol/l)

91.5 ± 6.5

Fasting glucose (mmol/l)

7.9 ± 0.5

Haemoglobin (g/l)

117 ± 5.0

Haematocrit (%)

37.1 ± 1.4

Platelets (× 10⁹ cells/l)

208.1 ± 16.1