Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of participants1
| Variable | All participants N=30 |
Females N=21 |
Males N=9 |
P value2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (y) | 61.8 ± 6.5 (51–76) |
61.8 ± 6.0 (51–76) |
62.0 ± 7.9 (51–75) |
0.935 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 26.7 ± 3.2 (21.3–32.9) |
26.9 ± 3.29 (22.0–32.9) |
26.2 ± 3.2 (21.3–31.7) |
0.581 |
| Weight (kg) | 74.5 ± 11.5 (56–111) |
72.4 ± 9.3 (56–88) |
79.2 ± 15.0 (61–111) |
0.138 |
| Systolic BP (mm Hg) | 126 ± 16 (95–160) |
125 ± 15 (95–150) |
127 ± 18 (103–160) |
0.726 |
| Diastolic BP (mm Hg) | 74 ± 9 (55–89) |
72 ± 10 (55–89) |
77 ± 9 (63–88) |
0.271 |
| Plasma lipids, lipoproteins and apoproteins | ||||
| TC (mg/dL) | 223 ± 25 (182–300) |
228 ± 24 (196–300) |
211 ± 23 (182–258) |
0.095 |
| LDL-C (mg/dL) | 145 ± 17 (118–203) |
148 ± 19 (126–203) |
138 ± 12 (118–149) |
0.132 |
| VLDL-C (mg/dL) | 23 ± 10 (8–45) |
23 ± 11 (8–45) |
22 ± 10 (14–42) |
0.828 |
| HDL-C (mg/dL) | 55 ± 13 (35–96) |
56 ± 14 (35–96) |
51 ± 12 (36–68) |
0.333 |
| TG (mg/dL) | 117 ± 52 (41–228) |
119 ± 54 (41–228) |
114 ± 48 (70–210) |
0.816 |
| TC/HDL-C | 4.26 ± 0.97 (2.48–6.64) |
4.25 ± 1.05 (2.48–6.64) |
4.27 ± 0.81 (3.31–6.12) |
0.956 |
1
Values are expressed as mean±SD (range). BP: blood pressure; HDL-C: HDL cholesterol; LDL-C: LDL cholesterol; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglycerides; VLDL-C: VLDL cholesterol.
2
An independent samples t-test was carried out for the male: female comparison.