Research Article
Aged Garlic Extract Reduces IL-6: A Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial in Females with a Low Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
Table 2
Patients’ demographics (one patient in the AGE group did not report smoking status).
| Variable | AGE (n = 14) | Placebo (n = 15) | | % | % |
| Age (years) (SD) | 62.6 (SD 5.2) | 62.8 (SD 4.9) | 0.9 | Gender, female | 14 | 15 | 1.0 | Hypertension | 79 | 67 | 0.49 | Hypercholesterolaemia | 21 | 60 | 0.035 | Diabetes mellitus | 21 | 20 | 0.93 | Current smoker | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | Family history of CVD | 93 | 100 | 0.34 | Framingham risk score (SD) | 15 (SD 3) | 14 (SD 2) | 0.83 |
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