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Table 2 Lifestyle features of the participants, categorized by the median (cutoff: 69.4 U/L) of ox-LDL concentrations*

From: Relationship of oxidized low density lipoprotein with lipid profile and oxidative stress markers in healthy young adults: a translational study

Lifestyle features

Low ox-LDL

<69.4 U/L

(n = 80)

High ox-LDL

≥ 69.4 U/L

(n = 80)

P- value†

Vitamin supplement use (%)

6.2

6.2

0.721

Smokers (%)‡

9.6

13.4

0.105

Smoking (cigarettes/d)‡

1.3 ± 4.9

1.6 ± 4.9

0.318

Self-reported PA practice (%)‡

72.6

70.1

0.116

MET (h/wk)‡

116 ± 105

135 ± 116

0.324

  1. Ox-LDL, oxidized low density lipoprotein; PA, physical activity; MET, activity metabolic equivalent
  2. *Data are mean ± SD or frequencies.
  3. †P-value from χ2test and Mann-Whitney U test for dichotomous and continuous variables, respectively.
  4. ‡n = 73 and n = 67, for low and high ox-LDL, respectively.
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Lipids in Health and Disease

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