Table 1

Baseline characteristics of subjects (n = 21)

Variable
Males (n = 12)
Females (n = 9)
All (n = 21)

Age (y)
54.0 ± 2.9 a
60.1 ± 2.6a
57.8 ± 2.1
Weight (kg)
84.8 ± 4.9 a
71.1 ± 3.8 b
76.3 ± 3.2
BMI (kg/m2)
26.9 ± 1.0 a
26.3 ± 0.8 a
26.5 ± 0.6
Total cholesterol (mmol/l)
5.4 ± 0.4 a
6.09 ± 0.3 a
5.8 ± 0.2
LDL- cholesterol (mmol/l)
3.5 ± 0.3 a
3.8 ± 0.3 a
3.7 ± 0.2
HDL- cholesterol (mmol/l)
1.2 ± 0.1 a
1.6 ± 0.1 b
1.4 ± 0.09
Triacylglycerols (mmol/l)
1.5 ± 0.4 a
1.7 ± 0.3 a
1.6 ± 0.2

Values with different superscript letters are statistically different at p < 0.05.

Male/Female ratio = 1.3

Kassis and Jones Lipids in Health and Disease 2008 7:17   doi:10.1186/1476-511X-7-17

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