Table 2 Patient demographics and basic clinical and laboratory findings

Age (years)

66 (10)

51-81

Gender (male,%)

81

Clinical/laboratory findings

Pre-treatment

Post-treatment

p value

Mean(SD)

SBP (mmHg)

128(12)

130.0(9.0)

0.60

DBP (mmHg)

86 (10)

88.0(10.0)

0.62

HbA1_c (%)

6.6(0.9)

6.5(1.4)

0.85

CRP (mg/dl)

8.9(5.8)

9.7(7.8)

0.81

Albumin (gr/dl)

4.0(0.3)

4.1(0.0)

0.89

Hemoglobin (gr/dl)

11.7(2.0)

11.5(2.0)

0.79

WBC (10³/μL)

6.9(1.7)

6.2(1.3)

0.3

Urea (mg/dl)

159.0(49.0)

146.0(47.0)

0.56

Creatinine (mg/dl)

6.6(1.7)

6.5(2.1)

0.89

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

159.0(37.0)

166.0(53.0)

0.75

Triglyceride (mg/dl)

192.0(162.0)

249.0(214.0)

0.54

ALT (U/L)

12.4(2.0)

14.9(2.6)

0.04

Na (mmol/L)

142.0(2.0)

139.0(2.0)

0.01

K (mmol/L)

5.5(0.3)

5.2(0.8)

0.33