Plasma levels of apolipoprotein-E in residents of the European North of Russia

Table 1 The baseline characteristics in residents of the European North of Russia

	N	Body mass index, kg/m²	Total cholesterol, mmol/l	Triglycerides, mmol/l	HDL-cholesterol, mmol/l	Glucose, mmol/l
Men, n = 463
1 group	71	19.2	3.75	0.83	1.06	3.83
13-15 years	71	(17.4; 21.3)	(3.33; 4.20)	(0.69; 1.02)	(0.91; 1.27)	(3.38; 4.63)
2 group	97	19.4	3.55	0.93	0.99	3.99
17-21 years	97	(18.1; 20.9)	(2.63; 4.09)	(0.80; 1.10)	(0.86; 1.39)	(3.48: 4.60)
3 group	101	25.1	4.05	1.16	1.29	4.41
22-35 years	101	(23.1; 26.9)	(3.53; 4.56)	(0.92; 1.33)	(0.88; 1.51)	(4.04; 4.84)
4 group	90	25.4	4.46	1.13	1.35	4.49
36-45 years	90	(23.0; 27.5)	(3.89; 4.86)	(0.93; 1.36)	(1.16; 1.62)	(4.03; 4.88)
5 group	104	26.7	4.31	1.02	1.42	4.56
46-60 years	104	(24.3; 28.4)	(3.86; 4.75)	(0.86; 1.20)	(1.12; 1.62)	(4.09; 5.08)
p value		<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
Women, n = 474
1 group	80	20.2	3.65	0.84	1.06	3.67
13-15 years	80	(18.4; 22.1)	(3.27; 4.26)	(0.70; 1.05)	(0.95; 1.30)	(3.17; 4.34)
2 group	101	20.1	3.59	0.94	1.13	3.86
17-21 years	101	(18.0; 22.1)	(3.11; 4.13)	(0.81; 1.07)	(0.96; 1.49)	(3.42; 4.27)
3 group	107	20.8	3.88	0.81	1.47	3.93
22-35 years	107	(19.1; 23.5)	(3.58; 4.33)	(0.69; 0.98)	(1.05; 1.79)	(3.43; 4.55)
4 group	85	23.9	4.29	0.87	1.60	4.13
36-45 years	85	(21.3; 27.6)	(3.84; 4.68)	(0.68; 1.08)	(1.13; 1.81)	(3.73; 4.74)
5 group	101	26.9	4.44	0.94	1.62	4.30
46-60 years	101	(25.4; 27.9)	(4.03; 4.83)	(0.80; 1.14)	(1.41; 1.88)	(3.92; 4.85)
p value		<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001

Data are expressed as median (interquartile range).
p value; Statistical significance of differences between age groups was estimated using the Kruskal-Wallis test.

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