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. 2014 Mar 6;9(3):e90768. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0090768

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).