Table 1 Participants characteristics

Anthropometrics

   Sex, female

79 (52%)

   Age, years

71 ± 4.5

   BMI, kg/m²

27.2 ± 4.3

Socio-economic status*°

   Low

62 (41%)

   Median

59 (39%)

   High

29 (19%)

Familial income, per month°

   <1500€

71 (47%)

   1500-3000€

77 (51%)

   >3000€

2 (1%)

Smoking status

   Ex-smoker^†

81 (54%)

   Never smoked^†

68 (46%)

   Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke^¶

61 (48%)

Use of medication^§

   Antiplatelet medication

13 (9%)

   Statins

81 (53%)

   ACE inhibitor

27 (18%)

   Insulin

5 (3%)

   Antidiabetic medication

19 (13%)

   NSAID

23 (15%)

Blood analyses

   Hemoglobin, g/dl

14.17 ± 1.24

   Red blood cells, 10⁶/μl^"

4.75 (4.68 - 4.82)

   White blood cells, 10³/μl^"

6.58 (5.76 - 7.53)

Neutrophils, %^"

55.10 (53.60 - 56.66)

Lymphocytes, %^"

29.70 (28.35 - 31.12)

Monocytes, %^"

6.52 (5.76 - 7.53)

Eosinophils, %^"

2.79 (2.39 - 3.25)

   Ferritin, ng/ml^"

121.9 (108.0 - 137.6)

   CRP, mg/dl

   Creatinine, mg/dl^"

0.86 (0.83 - 0.89)

   Glucose, mg/dl^"

99.95 (96.50 - 103.50)

   Cholesterol, mg/dl

200.7 ± 37.26

HDL, mg/dl^"

56.64 (54.04 - 59.37)

LDL, mg/dl

114.4 ± 34.48

Triglycerides, mg/dl^"

122.1 (112.8 - 132.1)