Table 1 Demographic features and characteristics of the study population

Age (Y)

55.21 ± 5.56

54.62 ± 2.89

0.4

BMI (kg/m²)

28.78 ± 5.06

29.34 ± 4.22

0.323

FBG (mg/dl)

88.74 ± 20.06

88.96 ± 31.43

0.948

PAL

1.78 ± 0.25

1.70 ± 0.23

0.008

Non smoker

86 (74.8%)

146 (79.8%)

0.390

Ex-smoker

10 (8.7%)

9 (4.9%)

Current smoker

19 (16.5%)

28 (15.3%)

TC (mg/dl)

207.8 ± 35.8

188.8 ± 33.1

< 0.001

TG (mg/dl)

111.0 (82.0–162.5)

117.0 (80.0–159.0)

0.684

LDL-C (mg/dl)

128.39 ± 33.96

110.47 ± 33.42

< 0.001

HDL-C (mg/dl)

47.45 ± 9.33

45.06 ± 11.34

0.040