Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants

N

52

31

41

Age (years) ^a

52.8 (48.6-56.9)

50.8 (46.5-55.2)

47.3 (43.2-51.6)

NS^c

Male n (%)

31 (60)

21(68)

28 (68)

NS^d

Diabetic n (%)

17 (33)

7 (23)

13 (32)

NS^d

Smoker n (%)

26 (50)

12 (39)

16 (39)

NS^d

IHD n (%)

9 (17)

6 (19)

5 (12)

NS^d

On a statin n (%)

13 (25)

9 (29)

11 (27)

NS^d

APACHE II ^b

19 (15-25)

8 (5-11)

0.0001^e

SOFA score ^b

6 (3-9)

1 (0-2)

0.0001^e