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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

From: The impact of sleep apnea syndrome on the altered lipid metabolism and the redox balance

 

Controls

Patients

P

N

16

15

 

age (years)

35.56 ± 4.82

42.13 ± 12.21

ns

BMI (kg/m2)

27.46 ± 3.60

29.48 ± 4.54

ns

TCH (mmol/L)

4.17 ± 0.64

6.30 ± 0.98

0.006

LDL (mmol/L)

2.63 ± 0.62

4.01 ± 0.82

0.0001

HDL (mmol/L)

1.20 ± 0.29

1.21 ± 0.39

ns

TAG (mmol/L)

1.31 ± 0.57

1.97 ± 0.58

0.0037

  1. Results are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (SD); P statistical level of significance, N count, BMI Body mass index, TCH Total cholesterol, LDL Low-density lipoproteins, HDL High-density lipoproteins, TAG Triacylglycerols, ns Nonsignificant
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Lipids in Health and Disease

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