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Table 2 Clinical chemistry of study subjects.

From: Erectile dysfunction, physical activity and metabolic syndrome: differences in markers of atherosclerosis

 

PhA

MetS

 
 

no ED

ED

no ED

ED

p

 

(n = 35)

(n = 13)

(n = 21)

(n = 36)

 

Cholesterol, mmol/L

5.27 ± 0.7

5.33 ± 0.8

5.26 ± 1.1

5.30 ± 1.6

NS

LDL-C, mmol/L

3.47 ± 0.7

3.32 ± 0.9

3.24 ± 0.9

3.21 ± 1.0

NS

HDL-C3,a, mmol/L

1.61 ± 0.3

1.81 ± 0.4

1.20 ± 0.2

1.16 ± 0.3

< 0.001

Triglycerides3,a, mmol/L

0.94 ± 0.5

0.86 ± 0.4

2.49 ± 1.4

3.19 ± 5.1

< 0.001

OxLDL, U/L

71.8 ± 21.4

75.5 ± 35.5

78.5 ± 40.1

80.8 ± 33.5

NS

Glucose2,a, mmol/L

5.49 ± 0.4

5.59 ± 0.6

6.54 ± 1.0

6.99 ± 2.2

< 0.001

HbA1C2,a,%

5.61 ± 0.2

5.60 ± 0.2

6.03 ± 0.6

6.47 ± 1.2

< 0.001

  1. ED - erectile dysfunction; HbA1C - glycosylated haemoglobin; HDL-C - high density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C - low density lipoprotein cholesterol; MetS - metabolic syndrome; OxLDL - oxidized LDL; PhA - physically active. Upper indices for p values as in Table 1.