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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of GOLDN study population.

From: High-fat meal effect on LDL, HDL, and VLDL particle size and number in the Genetics of Lipid-Lowering drugs and diet network (GOLDN): an interventional study

 

Men

Women

 

Normal Triglyceridemic (n = 317)

Hyper-Triglyceridemic (n = 185)

p-value

Normal Triglyceridemic (n = 390)

Hyper-Triglyceridemic (n = 156)

p-value

Age, y

47.6 (17.2)

52.6 (14.5)

0.001

45.8 (16.4)

55.5 (14.7)

< 0.0001

Body mass index, kg/m2

27.5 (4.9)

30.1 (4.3)

< .0001

26.9 (6.0)

31.2 (6.1)

< 0.0001

Waist, cm

97.9 (16.1)

105.3 (11.5)

< .0001

89.6 (16.6)

102.0 (16.0)

< 0.0001

Hypertension, %

22.5

36.2

0.0009

19.7

36.5

< 0.0001

Diabetes, %

4.7

10.3

0.0164

5.4

18.6

< 0.0001

Insulin, mU/L

12.3 (7.0)

17.5 (9.8)

< .0001

11.7 (6.5)

18.0 (9.4)

< 0.0001

Glucose, mg/dL

101.6 (14.3)

110.6 (23.6)

< .0001

95.3 (14.3)

104.9 (18.1)

< 0.0001

Current smoker, %

6.9

8.1

0.629

7.7

5.8

0.4264

LDL-C, mg/dL

119.7 (29.3)

130.0 (29.8)

0.0002

112.8 (29.1)

137.6 (32.6)

< 0.0001

HDL-C, mg/dL

44.5 (9.5)

36.2 (7.5)

< .0001

54.4 (13.7)

46.2 (11.8)

< 0.0001

Triglycerides, mg/dL

92.9 (29.2)

244.0 (101.1)

< .0001

87.9 (31.6)

227.9 (78.0)

< 0.0001

  1. HDL-C = high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C = low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.