Table 2.

Blood lipids distribution in men and women with b-TM

	Men (n = 88)	Women (n = 104)	P*
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)	114 ± 33	129 ± 30	0.018
Triglycerides (mg/dl)	113 ± 43	112 ± 44	0.98
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dl)	32 ± 11	37 ± 13	0.065
Total – HDL cholesterol ratio	3.7 ± 1.2	3.8 ± 1.5	0.75
LDL-cholesterol (mg/dl)	128 ± 38	122 ± 36	0.01
Apolipoprotein-A1 (mg/dl)	123 ± 28	111 ± 17	0.01
Apolipoprotein-B (mg/dl)	60 ± 20	59 ± 15	0.10
Lipoprotein (a) (mg/dl)	6.3 ± 8.8	8.3 ± 9.1	0.01

P value derived from the comparison between men vs. women after taking into account the effect of age, body mass index, and smoking habits.