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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study group

From: Lysophosphatidic acid plasma concentrations in healthy subjects: circadian rhythm and associations with demographic, anthropometric and biochemical parameters

Parameter

 

Total

Women

Men

p*

N

 

100

53

47

Smoking (yes/no)

 

21/79

13/40

8/39

Age [years]

Mean ± SD

39.6 ± 14.5

37.5 ± 14.8

41.9 ± 13.9

0.057

Median

34.0

30.0

37.0

Body mass [kg]

Mean ± SD

73.4 ± 14.9

65.2 ± 12.0

82.6 ± 12.3

<0.001

Median

72.0

61.0

80.0

BMI [kg/m2]

Mean ± SD

24.8 ± 4.0

24.0 ± 4.3

25.6 ± 3.4

0.009

Median

24.0

22.7

25.5

  1. *Mann-Whitney test for difference between women and men