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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the studied population sample

From: Body fat percentage and CRP correlates with a composite score of vascular risk markers in healthy, young adults - The Lifestyle, Biomarkers, and Atherosclerosis (LBA) study

 

Males (n = 257)

Females, non-estrogen users (n = 428)

Females, estrogen users (n = 149)

p value M vs NEF

p value M vs EF

p value NEF vs EF

Age

22 ± 2.0

22 ± 2.0

22 ± 1.6

0.69

0.27

0.58

Body fat (%)

15 ± 5.6

28 ± 6.8

27 ± 5.9

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.42

LDL (mmol/L)

2.3 ± 0.69

2.2 ± 0.69

2.5 ± 0.79

0.36

< 0.001

< 0.001

HDL (mmol/L)

1.2 ± 0.28

1.4 ± 0.35

1.5 ± 0.41

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.81

CHOL (mmol/L)

4.0 ± 0,79

4.3 ± 0.77

4.4 ± 0.77

0.0034

< 0.001

0.0042

TG (mmol/L)

0.79 ± 0.35

0.75 ± 0.32

0.99 ± 0.39

0.25

< 0.001

< 0.001

Fasting serum insulin (mIE/L)

7.5 ± 3.7

8.1 ± 4.7

8.2 ± 4.4

0.32

0.56

0.99

Apo B (g/L)

0.77 ± 0.18

0.78 ± 0.18

0.83 ± 0.20

0.97

< 0.001

< 0.001

Apo A-1 (g/L)

1.4 ± 0.21

1.5 ± 0.27

1.7 ± 0.325

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

Apo B/Apo A-1 ratio

0.56 ± 0.14

0.51 ± 0.14

0.50 ± 0.15

< 0.001

0.032

0.75

CRP (mg/L)

1.3 ± 2.7

1.4 ± 2.8

4.1 ± 7.1

0.99

< 0.001

< 0.001

Orosomucoid (g/L)

0.72 ± 0.16

0.69 ± 0.17

0.60 ± 0.17

0.30

< 0.001

< 0.001

Systolic BP (mmHg)

122 ± 11

109 ± 9.0

112 ± 7.5

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.0034

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

64 ± 6.7

64 ± 6.0

65 ± 6.9

0.089

0.75

0.015

PWV (m/s)

5.6 ± 0.86

5.2 ± 0.69

5.3 ± 0.9

< 0.001

0.092

0.0045

AIX (%)

−8.4 ± 9.5

−5.0 ± 10

−4.7 ± 9.1

< 0.001

0.0019

0.99

cIMT (mm)

0.60 ± 0.073

0.49 ± 0.057

0.50 ± 0.055

0.48

0.18

0.61

  1. Values are presented as mean ± SD (standard deviation). P value: comparison between groups by ANOVA with Tukey post hoc comparison. M males. NEF Non-estrogen using females. EF estrogen using females. LDL low-density lipoprotein. HDL high-density lipoprotein. TG triglycerides. CHOL total cholesterol. Apo B apolipoprotein B. Apo A-1 Apolipoprotein A-1. CRP C-reactive protein. BP Blood pressure. PWV pulse-wave velocity. AIX Augmentation index. cIMT carotid-intima media thickness