NDFx, n=27 DDFx n=21 IndtDFx N=19
p-Value
Patients
Age (years) 50±15 69±11* 68±8* <0.001
Male (%) 10 (36) 8 (38) 9 (47) 0.723
Body mass index 26±4 30±7* 31±4* 0.003
Heart failure symptoms (%) 2 (7) 8 (38)* 3 (18) 0.021
Hypertension (%) 5 (18) 14 (67)* 9 (49)* <0.001
Diabetes Mellitus (%) 3 (11) 10 (48)* 7 (37) 0.013
Hyperlipidemia (%) 5 (18) 8 (38) 9 (47) 0.085
Smoking (%) 3 (10) 2 (10) 2 (11) 0.991