Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population.
| Parameter | Control (n = 55) |
Patient (n = 95) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex (male/female) | 15/40 | 62/33 | 0.0001 |
| Age (year) | 56.11 ± 13.51 | 61.62 ± 10.49 | 0.01 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 25.92 ± 6.09 | 25.25 ± 3.77 | 0.67 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 125.15 ± 23.36 | 132.13 ± 24.92 | 0.92 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 75.50 ± 13.61 | 78.54 ± 19.45 | 0.31 |
| Smoking (yes/no) | 16/39 | 33/62 | 0.19 |
| LDL (mg/dl) | 86.13 ± 38.79 | 104.71 ± 46.40 | 0.014 |
| HDL (mg/dl) | 40.15 ± 14.44 | 36.76 ± 17.17 | 0.22 |
| Triglyceride (TG) (mg/dl) | 153.11 ± 75.47 | 171.10 ± 90.51 | 0.22 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 123.52 ± 74.88 | 132.13 ± 24.92 | 0.19 |
| GPx1 activity (U/gr Hb) | 53.08 ± 21.40 | 52.92 ± 19.29 | 0.95 |