Demographic, clinical and lesion characteristics of the study population.

Values were given as n (%) or mean ± SD. Patients using anti-diabetic medication or insulin at study entry were considered to be diabetics. Hypertension was defined as a blood pressure of either above 160 mmHg systolic or 90 mmHg diastolic. Hypercholesterolaemia was defined as total cholesterol concentrations of above 5 mmol/L. BMI: body mass index, MI: myocardial infarction. P-values are determined by Pearsons Chi-Square (discrete variables) or unpaired 2-sided t-test (continuous variables).