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Table 2 Clinical characteristics of patients classified into three groups according to total cholesterol level

From: Down-regulation of microsomal prostaglandin E2 synthase-1 in the infrapatellar fat pad of osteoarthritis patients with hypercholesterolemia

 

Desirable

(n = 60)

Borderline high (n = 61)

High

(n = 24)

P

Age (years)

73.5 ± 7.3

72.9 ± 8.6

73.6 ± 6.8

0.912

Male/Female, n

16/44

11/50

4/20

0.453

KL (2/3/4)

1/24/35

1/24/36

1/8/15

0.861

BMI (kg/m2)

26.6 ± 4.2

26.2 ± 4.4

25.1 ± 3.5

0.360

TCHO (mg/dl)

173 ± 22

218 ± 12

267 ± 32

< 0.001

TG (mg/dl)

124 ± 83

127 ± 49

145 ± 81

0.436

HbA1c (%)

6.0 ± 0.5

6.0 ± 0.5

5.8 ± 0.3

0.287

  1. All values indicate mean ± standard deviation unless otherwise indicated
  2. KL Kellgren and Lawrence grade, BMI body mass index, TCHO total cholesterol, TG triglyceride, HbA1c hemoglobin A1c
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Lipids in Health and Disease

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