Table 2. Serum lipids, inflammatory markers and adiponectin in patients with Addison's disease from Sweden (SE) and South Africa (SA).
SE | SA | p-value | |
N | 55 | 55 | |
TG (IQR) mmol/LΦ | 0.96 (0.74–1.6) | 1.59 (1.1–2.46) | <0.001 |
TC (SD) mmol/L* | 5.13 (0.87) | 6.02 (1.50) | <0.001 |
HDL-C (SD) mmol/L* | 1.86 (0.46) | 0.80 (0.40) | <0.001 |
LDL-C (SD) mmol/L* | 2.75 (0.80) | 4.43 (1.44) | <0.001 |
hs-CRP (IQR) mg/LΦ | 0.99 (0.57–2.10) | 2.15 (0.93–5.45) | 0.003 |
Adiponectin (IQR) mg/LΦ | 12.60 (8.18–17.9) | 13.50 (8.10–19.6) | 0.34 |
Data presented as: * mean (standard deviation) Φ median (interquartile range).