Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population.
| Demographic data | Lipid profile(in mg/dl) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of subjects | 308 | Total Cholesterol | 196.6 (59.7) |
| Age (ys) | 22.5 (2.3) | TGs | 87 [60.5 - 149] |
| BMI (Kg/m2) | 21.5 [19.8 - 24.2] | HDL-C | 69.2 (25.9) |
| Waist (cm) | 87.0 (12.5) | LDL-C | 103.5 (38.8) |
| Apo A | 152.8 (53.5) | ||
| Clinical characteristics | |||
| Smoking (yes/no) | 110/176 (38.5%/61.5%) | ||
HDL-C: high density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C: low density lipoprotein cholesterol, ApoA1: Apolipoprotein A1, TGs: triglycerides. Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (SD) or as median and interquartile range (IQR) according to normality of continuous variables. Qualitative variables are presented as absolute and relative frequencies.