Table 4.
Inflammaroty cells & Blood lipid profile
| CON (n = 13) | RA (n = 13) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Inflammatory cell profile | Mean | SEM | Mean | SEM | t test |
| Leucocytes (total, x109/l) | 7.3 | 0.4 | 6.7 | 0.7 | 0.53 |
| Neutrohils (x109/l) | 4.7 | 0.3 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 0.44 |
| Lymphocytes (x109/l) | 1.81 | 0.13 | 1.82 | 0.19 | 0.96 |
| Monocytes (x109/l) | 0.57 | 0.05 | 0.55 | 0.05 | 0.77 |
| B. Blood lipid profile | |||||
| Triglycerides (mmol/l) | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.41 |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/l) | 5.3 | 0.3 | 5.5 | 0.3 | 0.75 |
| HDL cholesterol (mmol/l) | 1.7 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.44 |
| LDL cholesterol (mmol/l) | 3.1 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.28 |
| Fasting glucose (mmol/l) | 5.0 | 0.2 | 5.3 | 0.2 | 0.66 |
Abbreviations: CON control subjects, RA rheumatoid arthritis patients, HDL, high-density lipoprotein, LDL, low-density lipoprotein