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. 2007 Nov 30;12(2):77–84. doi: 10.2188/jea.12.77

Table 1. Demographic and biochemical characteristics of the study subjects according to sex.

Variable	Men (n=256)		Women (n=271)		P^a
Age, years	54.8	(8.6)	54.0	(8.6)	0.241
BMI, kg/m²	23.3	(3.1)	22.6	(2.8)	0.004
TC, mg/dl	198.8	(32.8)	210.4	(34.3)	<0.001
HDL-C, mg/dl	55.8	(14.1)	63.3	(14.2)	<0.001
LDL-C, mg/dl	118.0	(31.4)	127.9	(32.0)	<0.001
TG, mg/dl	126.6	(75.8)	96.6	(54.9)	<0.001
TC/HDL ratio	3.8	(1.0)	3.5	(0.9)	0.001
Drinker, %	81.3		31.7		<0.001
Smoker, %	54.7		4.1		<0.001
Active intensity index, METs	2.0	(0.4)	2.0	(0.3)	0.361

Values are means (SD) or percentages.

^a Men vs women.