Table 1 Baseline Demographic and Clinical Characteristics.

Age, y

50.5 ± 1.1

Sex (M/F)

32/58

Body mass index, kg/m²

24.2 ± 0.3

Waist circumference, cm

85.7 ± 1.0

Smoking (n, %)

23 (25.6)

Hypertension (n, %)

18 (20)

Pulse, bpm

73.4 ± 1.1

Systolic blood pressure, mmHg

116.9 ± 1.7

Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg

75.3 ± 1.0

Mean blood pressure, mmHg

89.2 ± 1.1

ALT, U/L*

22 (19.9∼28.2)

AST, U/L*

19.5 (16.0∼31.1)

Fasting blood glucose, mmol/L

4.58 ± 0.11

Total cholesterol, mmol/L

4.33 ± 0.10

Triglycerides, mmol/L*

1.19 (0.86∼1.56)

LDL-cholesterol, mmol/L

2.42 ± 0.07

HDL-cholesterol, mmol/L

1.33 ± 0.04

Serum creatinine, μmol/L

55.5 ± 0.9

Serum Na⁺, mmol/L

141.2 ± 0.2

Serum K⁺, mmol/L

4.36 ± 0.07

Serum Cl⁻, mmol/L*

104.2 (102.7∼105.4)

Plasma UA, µmol/L

260.5 ± 8.0