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. 2009 Jun 25;87(8):825–835. doi: 10.1007/s00109-009-0490-z

Table 1.

Phenotypic characteristics of the low-HDL and FCHL study samples

Trait Males Females Total
Low-HDL N 327 338 665
Agea (years) 45.30 ± 22.08 45.61 ± 20.5 45.47 ± 21.2
BMI (kg/m2) 25.47 ± 4.25 24.76 ± 4.66 25.09 ± 4.5
TC (mmol/l) 5,40 ± 1.16 5,47 ± 1.07 5,44 ± 1.11
HDL (mmol/l) 1.02 ± 0.3 1.35 ± 0.38 1.20 ± 0.38
TG (mmol/l) 1.59 ± 0.8 1.45 ± 0.79 1.51 ± 0.8
FCHL N 687 632 1,319
Age (years) 37.60 ± 20.44 37.91 ± 20.35 37.7 ± 20.4
BMI (kg/m2) 25.56 ± 4.46 24.90 ± 5.29 25.22 ± 5.02
TC (mmol/l) 5.84 ± 1.43 5.85 ± 1.32 5.84 ± 1.37
HDL (mmol/l) 1.15 ± 0.36 1.39 ± 0.41 1.27 ± 0.41
TG (mmol/l) 2.11 ± 1.88 1.59 ± 1.27 1.85 ± 1.6

The data represent mean ± SD

BMI body mass index, TC total cholesterol, HDL high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, TG triglycerides

aSubjects under the age of 20 years were excluded