Table 3.
Correlation between MDA and age and lipids levels in the groups studied.
| All subjects |
AD |
Controls |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MDA (µg/L) |
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| r | p-value | r | p-value | r | p-value | |
| Age | 0.067 | 0.146 | −0.045 | 0.723 | −0.256 | 0.509 |
| Total cholesterol | 0.035 | 0.744 | −0.015 | 0.916 | 0.069 | 0.674 |
| HDL-C | −0.179 | 0.095 | −0.272 | 0.056 | 0.031 | 0.851 |
| LDL-C | 0.037 | 0.729 | 0.016 | 0.913 | 0.067 | 0.691 |
| Triglycerides | 0.135 | 0.204 | 0.081 | 0.572 | 0.044 | 0.792 |
MDA: malondialdehyde; AD: Alzheimer’s disease; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.