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Table 2 Concentration of various lipids in exposed and control group in subgroups according to gender (Mean ± SD)

From: Influence of vanadium on serum lipid and lipoprotein profiles: a population-based study among vanadium exposed workers

Variable

Female (N = 175)

  

Male (N = 599)

  

Exposed group

Control group

P value*

Exposed group

Control group

P value*

(n = 117)

(n = 58)

(n = 416)

(n = 183)

TC(mmol/l)

4.14 ± 0.71

4.00 ± 0.79

>0.05

4.32 ± 0.79

4.30 ± 0.76

>0.05

TG(mmol/l)

1.10 ± 0.57

0.96 ± 0.48

>0.05

1.54 ± 0.97

1.63 ± 1.07

>0.05

HDL-C(mmol/l)

1.47 ± 0.30

1.39 ± 0.23

>0.05

1.33 ± 0.32

1.18 ± 0.24

<0.001

non-HDL-C(mmol/l)

2.67 ± 0.30

2.61 ± 0.73

>0.05

2.99 ± 0.79

3.12 ± 0.77

0.047

LDL-C(mmol/l)

2.23 ± 0.50

2.15 ± 0.54

>0.05

2.36 ± 0.53

2.37 ± 0.54

>0.05

apoA-I(g/l)

1.61 ± 0.31

1.15 ± 0.15

<0.001

1.53 ± 0.31

1.11 ± 0.19

<0.001

apoB(g/l)

0.69 ± 0.14

0.64 ± 0.15

>0.05

0.76 ± 0.16

0.74 ± 0.15

>0.05

HDL-C/apoA-I

0.35 ± 0.05

0.47 ± 0.08

<0.001

0.34 ± 0.05

0.42 ± 0.08

<0.001

non-HDL-C/apoB

1.48 ± 0.14

1.56 ± 0.18

<0.001

1.51 ± 0.15

1.61 ± 0.21

<0.001

TC/HDL-C

2.92 ± 0.69

2.93 ± 0.62

>0.05

3.42 ± 0.97

3.75 ± 0.92

<0.001

LDL-C/HDL-C

1.58 ± 0.46

1.58 ± 0.43

>0.05

1.87 ± 0.58

2.06 ± 0.58

<0.001

apoB/apoA-I

0.45 ± 0.14

0.56 ± 0.12

<0.001

0.52 ± 0.15

0.68 ± 0.17

<0.001

  1. *Covariance analysis adjusted for age.