Table 1 Descriptive variable characteristics of the patients (n = 120)

Age (yrs.)

64.6 ± 11.5

Gender (male/female)

53/67

BMI (kg/m²

24.1 ± 3.7

HCT (%)

40.3 ± 4.9

PLT (×10⁹/L)

189.1 ± 57.1

ESR (mm/h)

8.5 [0,19.8]

Fbg (mg/dL)

3.4 ± 0.9

TG (mmol/L)

1.9 [0.9,1.7]

Vascular calcification or plaque* (n, %)

56 (46.7%)

 Hypertension (n, %)

53 (44.2%)

 Diabetes (n, %)

12 (10.0%)

 Coronary heart disease (n, %)

4 (3.3%)

 Cerebrovascular diseases (n, %)

5 (4.2%)