Table 1.
Demographic and biochemical characteristics for all study participants and according to sex
| Variable | All (n = 455) |
Male (n = 203) |
Female (n = 252) |
P Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent | 100 | 44.6 | 55.4 | |
| Age(year) | 55.8 ± 11.2* | 58.0 ± 11.7 | 54.0 ± 10.4 | 0.001 |
| BMI, (Kg/m2) | 28.0 ± 4.7 | 26.1 ± 3.6 | 29.5 ± 5.0 | 0.001 |
| TC, (mg/dl) | 203.2 ± 40.5 | 192.8 ± 37.2 | 211.5 ± 41.2 | 0.001 |
| HDL,(mg/dl) | 36.2 ± 8.8 | 33.3 ± 8.0 | 38.6 ± 8.7 | 0.001 |
| LDL, (mg/dl) | 128.4 ± 32.9 | 121.2 ± 30.8 | 134.3 ± 33.5 | 0.001 |
| TG, (mg/dl) | 200.0 ± 112.6 | 197.0 ± 115.2 | 202.5 ± 110.5 | 0.599 |
| Malondialdehyde, (nmol/mL) | 4.6 ± 1.8 | 4.2 ± 1.9 | 4.8 ± 1.8 | 0.001 |
*Values are expressed as mean ± SD