Baseline demographics
| Overall n=164 | Female n=36 | Male n=128 | P value | |
| Age | 71 (66–77) | 71 (66–77) | 71 (66–77) | 0.820 |
| Hypertension | 116 (70.7) | 25 (69.4) | 91 (71.1) | 0.999 |
| Hypercholesterolaemia | 95 (57.9) | 22 (61.1) | 73 (57.0) | 0.752 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 43 (26.2) | 8 (22.2) | 35 (27.3) | 0.705 |
| Coronary artery disease | 62 (37.8) | 15 (41.7) | 47 (36.7) | 0.696 |
| Current/ex-smoker | 65 (39.6) | 12 (33.3) | 53 (41.4) | 0.512 |
| Medications | ||||
| Antiplatelets | 92 (56.1) | 16 (44.4) | 76 (59.4) | 0.146 |
| Oral anticoagulation | 17 (10.4) | 3 (8.3) | 14 (10.9) | 0.153 |
| ACE inhibitor/ARB | 82 (50.0) | 17 (47.2) | 65 (50.8) | 0.850 |
| Beta blocker | 61 (37.2) | 11 (30.6) | 50 (39.1) | 0.462 |
| Statin | 107 (65.2) | 19 (52.8) | 88 (68.8) | 0.092 |
ARB, angiotensin receptor blocker.