Table 1.

Clinical Characteristics of the Non-LS and LS Group

	non-LS		LS		p
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Age (years)	56	13	49	20	0.008
BMI (kg/m2)	26	4	23	3	<0.001
TC (mg/dl)	210	43	270	49	<0.001
TG (mg/dl)	93	34	81	36	0.043
HDL (mg/dl)	53	13	84	12	<0.001*
LDL (mg/dl)	128	27	168	45	<0.001
LDL/HDL ratio	2.6	0.8	2	0.6	<0.001

LS: longevity syndrome, BMI: body mass index, TC: total cholesterol, TG: triglycerides, HDL: high density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL: low density lipoprotein cholesterol, SD: standard deviation.

^*HDL was a criterion for the selection of patients.

To convert cholesterol from mg/dl to mmol/l divide by 38.67 and to convert triglycerides from mg/dl to mmol/l divide by 88.57.