Table 1 Background characteristics of the MMP-9 subgroupsa
From: Lipoprotein docosapentaenoic acid is associated with serum matrix metalloproteinase-9 concentration
Group Ibn = 29 | Group IIcn = 29 | Significanced(p-value) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex (female/male) | 16/13 | 16/13 | 1.000000 |
MMP9 (μg/l) | 32.8 ± 5.1 | 53.8 ± 8.4 | 0.000000 |
Age (years) | 38.6 ± 10.4 | 39.7 ± 11.1 | 0.70 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 24.9 ± 4.0 | 23.9 ± 3.1 | 0.32 |
Cholesterol (mmol/l) | 5.44 ± 0.81 | 5.48 ± 1.13 | 0.90 |
Triacylglycerol (mmol/l) | 1.26 ± 0.66 | 1.44 ± 1.26 | 0.51 |
HDL-cholesterol (mmol/l) | 1.65 ± 0.34 | 1.64 ± 0.42 | 0.90 |
LDL-cholesterol (mmol/l) | 3.22 ± 0.77 | 3.25 ± 1.11 | 0.90 |
ApoA-I (g/l) | 1.61 ± 0.21 | 1.56 ± 0.21 | 0.47 |
ApoB (g/l) | 0.90 ± 0.20 | 0.89 ± 0.26 | 0.76 |
fB-Glucose (mmol/l) | 4.5 ± 0.6 | 4.4 ± 0.5 | 0.36 |