Table 1 Baseline characteristics

Age, years

48.18 ± 14.41

64.72 ± 13.11

< 0.001

Sex

0.821

 Male

232 (46.12%)

14 (48.28%)

 Female

271 (53.88%)

15 (51.72%)

White blood cells, 10⁹/L

5.43 ± 3.13

7.60 ± 3.28

< 0.001

Neutrophils, 10⁹/L

3.84 ± 2.89

6.31 ± 3.32

< 0.001

Lymphocytes, 10⁹/L

1.08 ± 0.49

0.76 ± 0.36

< 0.001

Platelets, 10⁹/L

186.09 ± 72.35

176.14 ± 89.00

0.478

Hypertension

< 0.001

 No

411 (81.71%)

13 (44.83%)

 Yes

92 (18.29%)

16 (55.17%)

Diabetes

< 0.001

 No

453 (90.06%)

20 (68.97%)

 Yes

50 (9.94%)

9 (31.03%)