Table 1 Clinical characteristics of study population (n = 107)

Age, years

71.9 ± 5.6

58–84

Gender, male

48 (44.9)

–

Smoking

13 (12.1)

–

Weight, kg

63.4 ± 9.8

40–90

Height, cm

162.9 ± 8.0

148–183

Body mass index, kg/m²

23.8 ± 2.8

15.4–34.2

Hypertension

55 (51.4)

–

Diabetes

22 (20.6)

–

Hyperlipidemia

67 (62.6)

–

High density lipoprotein, mmol/L

1.5 ± 0.4

0.8–2.9

Low density lipoprotein, mmol/L

3.0 ± 0.9

1.3–5.3

Triglycerides, mmol/L

1.6 ± 1.0

0.5–7.9

Total cholesterol, mmol/L

5.0 ± 0.9

3.0–8.0

Ankle-brachial index

1.1 ± 0.1

0.9–1.7

Coronary heart disease

18 (16.8)

–