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Table 1 Demographics and clinical characteristics of all groups

From: Association of Achilles tendon thickness and LDL-cholesterol levels in patients with hypercholesterolemia

 

Normal

Borderline LDL-C

hypercholesterolemia

Number (M/F)

n = 51 (26/25)

n = 50 (28/22)

n = 104 (54/50)

Age (years)

56.90 ± 7.46

51.52 ± 9.57

53.13 ± 10.86

Height (cm)

161.80 ± 6.02

160.61 ± 6.54

161.78 ± 7.27

Weight (kg)

56.55 ± 5.34

59.00 ± 11.28

60.55 ± 10.21

BMI (kg/m2)

21.56 ± 1.01

22.75 ± 3.34

23.07 ± 3.00

SBP (mmHg)

139.50 ± 19.78

128.16 ± 12.95

132.65 ± 14.78

DBP (mmHg)

86.00 ± 11.59

80.89 ± 10.34

85.33 ± 10.03

ATT (mm)

6.05 ± 0.28

8.24 ± 1.73*

9.42 ± 3.63∆#

Comorbidities

 Hypertension

n = 4

n = 15

n = 22

 Diabetes

n = 0

n = 8

n = 9

  1. Continuous data were expressed as mean ± standard deviation
  2. M male, F female, BMI body mass index, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, and ATT Achilles tendon thickness
  3. * P < 0.05 compared with normal group; ∆ P < 0.05 compared with borderline LDL-C group; and # P < 0.005 compared with normal group
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Lipids in Health and Disease

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