Skip to main content

Table 2 Biochemical characteristics of subjects

From: Early accelerated senescence of circulating endothelial progenitor cells in premature coronary artery disease patients in a developing country - a case control study

 

PCAD

Controls

P value

Means ± SD

Means ± SD

 

(N = 57)

(N = 57)

 

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

128.5 ± 32.7

171.1 ± 36.0

<0.001

Triglycerides (mg/dl)

112.6 ± 59.2

175.5 ± 108.5

<0.001

HDL (mg/dl)

35.3 ± 7.1

40.8 ± 5.5

<0.001

VLDL (mg/dl)

22.7 ± 11.9

34.4 ± 20.0

<0.001

LDL (mg/dl)

72.7 ± 30.5

96.2 ± 25.3

<0.001

LDL/HDL ratio

2.13 ± 0.96

2.4 ± 0.84

0.076

Glucose (mg/dl)

100.3 ± 44.3

96.4 ± 15.5

0.477

Insulin (mU/L)

8.9 ± 6.1

11.5 ± 10.7

0.074

Insulin resistance

2.31 ± 2.0

2.89 ± 3.2

0.199

CRP (mg/dl)

3.01 ± 3.4

3.5 ± 3.03

0.316

Homocysteine (μmol/L)

18.23 ± 11.99

13.65 ± 9.90

0.038