| Baseline | All patients (n=760) | EHC (n=380) | LHC (n=380) | p value |
| Age (SD) | 56.5 (12.9) | 54.6 (12.9) | 58.4 (12.6) | 0.001 |
| Men (%) | 502 (66.1) | 248 (65.3) | 254 (66.8) | 0.64 |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index (SD) | 1.99 (1.87) | 1.78 (1.81) | 2.19 (1.9) | 0.008 |
| Obesity (%) | 356 (46.8) | 210 (55.3) | 146 (38.4) | 0.001 |