| |
Men (n = 88)
|
Women (n = 104)
|
P*
|
|---|
|
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)
|
114 ± 33
|
129 ± 30
|
0.018
|
|
Triglycerides (mg/dl)
|
113 ± 43
|
112 ± 44
|
0.98
|
|
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dl)
|
32 ± 11
|
37 ± 13
|
0.065
|
|
Total – HDL cholesterol ratio
|
3.7 ± 1.2
|
3.8 ± 1.5
|
0.75
|
|
LDL-cholesterol (mg/dl)
|
128 ± 38
|
122 ± 36
|
0.01
|
|
Apolipoprotein-A1 (mg/dl)
|
123 ± 28
|
111 ± 17
|
0.01
|
|
Apolipoprotein-B (mg/dl)
|
60 ± 20
|
59 ± 15
|
0.10
|
|
Lipoprotein (a) (mg/dl)
|
6.3 ± 8.8
|
8.3 ± 9.1
|
0.01
|
- P value derived from the comparison between men vs. women after taking into account the effect of age, body mass index, and smoking habits.
