TABLE 1.

General lipid profile of coronary artery disease (CAD) patients and control subjects

Parameter	CAD patients (n=26)	Control subjects (n=26)	P
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)	5.24±0.26	5.16±0.21	NS
HDL-C (mmol/L)	0.97±0.04	1.13±0.04	<0.01
LDL-C (mmol/L)	3.51±0.23	3.21±0.18	NS
VLDL-C (mmol/L)	0.36±0.03	0.33±0.02	NS
Triglycerides (mmol/L)	1.71±0.14	1.57±0.10	NS
Age (years)	57.27±1.53	55.27±1.55	NS

Values are expressed as mean ± SEM. HDL-C High-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; NS Nonsignificant; VLDL-C Very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol