Parameter Ss with Arcus Ss without Arcus T-test p Age (Yrs) 57.95 ± 0.46 50.1 ± 0.8 5.5938 <0.001 BMI 32.6 ± 0.4 34.6 ± 0.4 3.4818 =0.0005 Systolic BP 135.2 ± 1.1 136.8 ± 1.0 1.0644 =0.2875 Diastolic BP 83.6 ± 0.8 83.5 ± 0.6 0.0810 = 0.9355 Hemoglobin A1c (%) 5.7 ± 0.1 5.6 ± 0.1 0.6964 = 0.4865 Fasting Serum Glucose (mg/dl) 133.6 ± 3.6 125.7 ± 2.3 1.9739 = 0.0488 LDL-cholesterol (mg/dl) 112 ± 2.9 107 ± 2.5 1.1835 = 0.2371 HDL -cholesteol (mg/dl) 41.2 ± 1.1 38.2 ± 0.9 2.1308 = 0.0335 Serum Triglycerides (mg/dl) 121.5 ±5.5 129.4 ± 5.7 0.9798 = 0.3276

Table 3: Comparison of age, sex, BMI, blood pressure, fasting blood sugar, and lipid levels in patients with and without arcussenilis.