TABLE 1.
Baseline characteristics and plasma lipid profile of participants in the 2 subsamples of the study compared with the whole EUROLIVE study population1
| Subsample |
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| Biochemical analyses (n = 25) | Gene expression (n = 18) | EUROLIVE study population (n = 180) | |
| Age, y | 32.3 ± 11.2 | 36.9 ± 12.3 | 33.2 ± 11.0 |
| Weight, kg | 78.2 ± 10.9 | 78.1 ± 10.9 | 76.4 ± 10.5 |
| Height, m | 1.79 ± 0.08 | 1.79 ± 0.08 | 1.79 ± 0.07 |
| Total cholesterol, mmol/L | 4.5 ± 1.2 | 4.8 ± 0.9 | 4.5 ± 1.1 |
| LDL cholesterol, mmol/L | 2.6 ± 1.0 | 2.8 ± 0.9 | 2.5 ± 0.9 |
| HDL cholesterol, mmol/L | 1.3 ± 0.3 | 1.4 ± 0.3 | 1.4 ± 0.3 |
| TGs,2 mmol/L | 1.1 (0.8, 1.4) | 1.2 (0.9, 1.5) | 1.1 (0.8, 1.5) |
1
Values are means ± SDs unless otherwise indicated. EUROLIVE, Effect of Olive Oil Consumption on Oxidative Damage in European Populations.
2
Values are medians (first quartile, third quartile).