Table 2.
Lipid and apolipoprotein values in subgroups of tested males and females
| Parameter | Males | Females | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMD | CG | AMD | CG | ||
| ApoA1 (g/L)a | 1.57±0.36♠ | 1.55±0.33 | 1.75±0.35 | 1.71±0.29♢ | 0.014 |
| ApoA2 (mg/L)a | 338.4±54.5 | 359.9±66.2 | 365.6±68.8 | 362.0±65.5 | 0.484 |
| ApoB (g/L)a | 1.13±0.24 | 1.14±0.26 | 1.24±0.30 | 1.22±0.26 | 0.257 |
| Apo E (mg/L)b | 37.65♠ | 37.4 | 46.9 | 49.8♢ | |
| (30.6-44.1) | (36.3-43.1) | (43.2-48.5) | (45.8-54-8) | <0.001 | |
| Lipoprotein (a) (g/L) b | 0.098 | 0.098 | 0.098 | 0.098 | 0.870 |
| (0.098-0.189) | (0.098-0.101) | (0.098-0.164) | (0.098-0.146) | ||
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L)a | 5.48±0.95♠ | 5.41±0.86 | 6.51±1.05 | 5.81±0.75♢ | <0.001 |
| HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | 1.25±0.25♠ | 1.30±0.29 | 1.56±0.32 | 1.58±0.35♢ | <0.001 |
| HDL2-cholesterol (mmol/L)a | 0.32±0.11♠ | 0.42±0.18♣ | 0.41±0.16 | 0.41±0.2 | 0.269 |
| HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)a | 0.72±0.12♠ | 0.95±0.23 | 0.95±0.29 | 0.93±0.26 | 0.016 |
| LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)a | 3.53±0.84♠ | 3.45±0.88 | 4.15±1.15 | 3.80±0.93♢ | 0.003 |
| non-HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)a | 4.33±0.86♠ | 4.15±0.81 | 4.92±1.11 | 4.22±0.85 | <0.001 |
| Triglycerides (mmol/L)a | 1.50±0.70 | 1.32±0.51 | 1.58±0.54 | 1.52±0.54 | 0.155 |
AMD- the patients with age-related macular degeneration; CG- The control group;
a Arithmetic mean ± standard deviation (SD);
b Median and 95% confidence interval for median;
♠ P<0.05, difference between AMD males and females
♢ P<0.05, difference between females and males in the CG
♣ P<0.05, difference between AMD males and males in the CG