Study group Control group
Number of patients, n 50 26
Age, years 60.8 33.1
Women, n (%) 27 (54%) 13 (50%)
Men, n (%) 23 (46%) 13 (50%)
Body mass, kg 99.9 69.7
Height, cm 168.7 175.3
BMI, kg/m2 35 22.5
Overweight n(%) 12 (24%) 5 (19%)
Obese, n (%) 35 (70%) 0
WHO guidelines on physical activity, n (%) 20 (40%) 14 (54%)
Smokers, n (%)
Active 9 (18%) 1 (4%)
Past 11 (22%) 12 (46%)
Alcohol abuse, % 0 0
Co-morbidity, n (%)
Hypertension 40 (80%) 0
Chronic kidney diseases 9 (18%) 0
Thyroid diseases 8 (16%) 0
Heart failure 4 (8%) 0