Table 1 Anthropometric, clinical, and biochemical data, categorized by the median (cutoff: 69.4 U/L) of ox-LDL concentrations (n = 160)
Low ox-LDL <69.4 U/L (n = 80) | High ox-LDL ≥ 69.4 U/L (n = 80) | P-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|
Women (%) | 60.8 | 52.6 | 0.305 |
Age (y) | 23.1 ± 3.6 | 23.4 ± 3.4 | 0.145 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 21.6 ± 2.8 | 22.4 ± 3.0 | 0.046 |
Waist circumference (cm) | 78.0 ± 8.7 | 78.3 ± 8.7 | 0.863 |
Waist-to-hip ratio | 0.8 ± 0.1 | 0.8 ± 0.1 | 0.469 |
Sum of 4 ST (mm) | 42.6 ± 16.8 | 45.0 ± 20.4 | 0.369 |
Truncal fat (%) | 57.4 ± 7.1 | 59.3 ± 6.1 | 0.069 |
Total body fat (%) | 23.8 ± 6.1 | 23.4 ± 7.0 | 0.735 |
Body fat mass (kg) | 15.0 ± 5.2 | 14.7 ± 5.4 | 0.303 |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 109 ± 9 | 110 ± 9 | 0.239 |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 74 ± 7 | 73 ± 7 | 0.257 |
Glucose (mg/dL) | 90.8 ± 7.0 | 90.3 ± 6.3 | 0.394 |
Insulin (μU/mL)** | 10.3 ± 5.0 | 10.2 ± 6.0 | 0.302 |
HOMA-IR** | 2.3 ± 1.2 | 2.3 ± 1.3 | 0.245 |
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 153.4 ± 27.8 | 166.5 ± 33.5 | 0.007 |
HDL-c (mg/dL) † | 47.3 ± 12.4 | 45.7 ± 10.4 | 0.342 |
LDL-c (mg/dL) | 91.0 ± 26.6 | 100.2 ± 26.4 | 0.009 |
Triacylglycerol (mg/dL) | 96.1 ± 49.1 | 103.2 ± 38.5 | 0.059 |
Total cholesterol-to-HDL-c ratio† | 3.3 ± 0.6 | 3.8 ± 0.9 | <0.001 |
Uric acid (mg/dL) | 3.4 ± 1.1 | 3.7 ± 1.1 | 0.049 |
GPx activity (nmol/[mL/min])‡ | 487.9 ± 231.3 | 659.1 ± 299.2 | 0.002 |
Selenium (ng/g of nail)§ | 396.2 ± 88.0 | 365.5 ± 76.7 | 0.033 |
Zinc (μg/g of nail)§ | 124.5 ± 57.7 | 132.3 ± 68.7 | 0.212 |
Copper (μg/g of nail)§ | 7.4 ± 5.5 | 7.1 ± 7.1 | 0.247 |