| Male sex | 32 (64) | 8 (53.3) | 1 (100) | 0.617 |
| Age (yr) | 62.9±13.8 | 61.0±15.9 | 46 | 0.364 |
| B-type natriuretic peptide (ng/L) | 527.2±1,140.3 | 200.3±376.5 | 31.0 | 0.782 |
| C-reactive protein (mg/L) | 1.8±3.3 | 0.85±1.4 | 0.11 | 0.284 |
| Homocysteine (μmol/L) | 11.3±3.9 | 10.8±3.4 | 12.4 | 0.816 |
| Lactate dehydrogenase (U/L) | 882.7±2,501.3 | 454.1±130.7 | 539.0 | 0.577 |
| Uric acid (mmol/L) | 381.2±129.6 | 336.2±139.1 | 505.6 | 0.207 |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 4.6±1.1 | 4.8±0.7 | 4.8 | 0.588 |
| LDL-C (mmol/L) | 117.9±34.8 | 113.3±25.5 | 80.0 | 0.346 |
| HDL-C (mmol/L) | 1.2±0.34 | 1.3±0.33 | 1.27 | 0.267 |
| Triglyceride (mmol/L) | 1.46±0.82 | 1.31±0.96 | 1.53 | 0.494 |
| Systolic BP (mmHg) | 148.0±19.6 | 148.9±20.6 | 170.0 | 0.490 |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 87.4±11.6 | 88.7±13.0 | 110.0 | 0.220 |
| EF (%) | 55.5±13.6 | 57.1±11.3 | 56.0 | 0.850 |