. 2001 Apr 3;1:3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-1-3

Table 1.

Blood cholesterol and anthropometric data among men and women and in the total population. Data presented as mean ±SD, interval, (n = number of subjects)

VARIABLE	MEN	WOMEN	TOTAL
CHOL	4.92 ± 1.09 ^a	5.10 ± 1.22 ^a	5.00+1.22
(mmol/L)	2.33-9.04	2.67-9.14	2.33-9.14
	(459)	(410)	(869)
AGE	46 ± 15	50 ± 15	47+15
(y)	20-82	20-81	20-82
	(462)	(411)	(873)
BMI	25.31 + 3.50^b	24.59 ± 4.00 ^b	24.97+3.80
(kg/m²)	15.6-41.1	16.7-38.9	15.6-41.1
	(454)	(403)	(857)

Student's "t" test; axa: p = 0.033, bxb: p = 0.005