Table 2.
Average Blood Lipid Content and Correlative Indexes by Gender in Case and Control Subjects
| Male | 95% CI | Female | 95% CI | Total | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | ||||||
| HCY (μM)a | 27.27±8.60 | 25.63–29.31 | 23.50±6.02 | 22.29–24.81 | 25.36±7.62 | 24.25–26.55 |
| Lp (a) (g/L) | 37.71±20.21 | 33.66–42.20 | 34.37±21.89 | 30.16–39.15 | 36.02±25.14 | 32.97–39.59 |
| HDL (mM)a | 0.97±0.22 | 0.93–1.02 | 1.08±0.26 | 1.02–1.13 | 1.03±0.24 | 0.99–1.06 |
| LDL (mM) | 2.79±0.77 | 2.64–2.95 | 2.90±0.88 | 2.73–3.08 | 2.85±0.83 | 2.73–2.97 |
| Apo AI (g/L)b | 1.04±0.17 | 1.01–1.07 | 1.16±0.20 | 1.12–1.20 | 1.10±0.19 | 1.07–1.13 |
| Apo B (g/L) | 0.76±0.18 | 0.72–0.79 | 0.81±0.21 | 0.76–0.85 | 0.78±0.20 | 0.75–0.81 |
| GLU (mM) | 5.40±1.34 | 5.15–5.68 | 5.14±1.16 | 4.90–5.41 | 5.26±1.26 | 5.09–5.45 |
| TC (mM)c | 4.31±0.97 | 4.11–4.51 | 4.70±1.05 | 4.49–4.90 | 4.51±1.03 | 4.35–4.67 |
| TG (mM) | 1.59±1.144 | 1.36–1.83 | 1.99±1.77 | 1.66–2.38 | 1.79±1.50 | 1.58–2.02 |
| Control | ||||||
| HCY (μM)b | 19.79±9.96 | 18.76–21.00 | 14.82±7.70 | 14.02–15.69 | 17.27±9.22 | 16.60–18.00 |
| Lp (a) (g/L) | 19.63±15.54 | 17.96–21.55 | 19.29±16.65 | 17.45–21.13 | 19.46±16.10 | 18.25–20.70 |
| HDL (mM)b | 0.94±0.21 | 0.92–0.96 | 1.04±0.24 | 1.01–1.06 | 0.99±0.23 | 0.97–1.01 |
| LDL (mM) | 2.64±0.83 | 2.55–2.73 | 2.71±0.74 | 2.62–2.79 | 2.67±0.79 | 2.62–2.73 |
| Apo AI (g/L)b | 0.93±0.17 | 0.92–0.95 | 1.06±0.34 | 1.02–1.10 | 1.00±0.27 | 0.98–1.02 |
| Apo B (g/L) | 0.80±0.21 | 0.78–0.83 | 0.81±0.24 | 0.79–0.84 | 0.81±0.23 | 0.79–0.83 |
| GLU (mM)a | 5.07±1.32 | 4.94–5.21 | 5.55±2.13 | 5.31–5.79 | 5.31±1.79 | 5.18–5.46 |
| TC (mM)a | 4.30±1.01 | 4.19–4.41 | 4.52±0.94 | 4.41–4.62 | 4.41±0.98 | 4.34–4.49 |
| TG (mM) | 1.53±0.85 | 1.44–1.63 | 1.57±0.84 | 1.48–1.66 | 1.55±0.85 | 1.49–1.61 |
There were significant differences between males and females in HCY (p=0.001), HDL (p=0.004), Apo AI (p<0.001), and TC (p=0.012) levels among the case patients. There were also significant differences between males and females in HCY (p<0.001), HDL (p<0.001), Apo AI (p<0.001), GLU (p=0.001), and TC (p=0.004) among the control subjects.
a
p<0.01, bp<0.001, cp<0.05.
Apo AI, apolipoprotein AI; GLU, glucose; HCY, homocysteine; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; Lp (a), lipoprotein (a); TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride.