Table 1.
Mean values and SD of age, BMI, BP, CRP, and laboratory findings of the studied subjects
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| Group Ia | p1 | Group Ib | p2 | p3 | ||
| Age | 36.9±11.9 | >0.05 | 35.3±9.8 | >0.05 | 34.9±10.1 | >0.05 |
| BMI | 26.8±4.3 | >0.05 | 25.7±6.8 | >0.05 | 25.7±3.9 | >0.05 |
| BP | ||||||
| SBP | 126±15.2 | >0.05 | 124.3±16.2 | >0.05 | 119±18 | >0.05 |
| DBP | 75±9.2 | >0.05 | 82.1±15.8 | >0.05 | 80±6.6 | >0.05 |
| CRP | 7.6±2.4 | >0.05 | 6.2±5.3 | <0.05 | 1.9±0.8 | <0.05 |
| ESR | 36.8±8.4 | >0.05 | 37.3±5.8 | <0.01 | 8.4±1.2 | <0.01 |
| Total cholesterol | 5.1±1.14 | >0.05 | 4.99±0.95 | >0.05 | 5.06±0.93 | >0.05 |
| LDL cholesterol | 2.82±0.91 | >0.05 | 2.74±0.81 | >0.05 | 2.82±0.7 | >0.05 |
| HDL cholesterol | 1.78±0.45 | >0.05 | 1.51±0.53 | >0.05 | 1.78±0.75 | >0.05 |
| Triglycerides | 103.2±25.6 | >0.05 | 113±31.8 | >0.05 | 93.2±21.6 | >0.05 |
| IgGaCL (GPL units/mL) | 26.1±13.4 | >0.05 | 23.2±11.5 | <0.05 | 10.84±5.8 | <0.05 |
| IgMaCL (MPL units/mL) | 15.2±11.1 | >0.05 | 12.9±10.3 | <0.001 | 4.14±2.9 | <0.001 |
p1: Ia subgroup versus Ib subgroup; p2: Ib subgroup versus controls; p3: Ia subgroup versus controls; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure, aCL: anticardiolipin; SLE: systemic lupus erythematosus; BMI: body mass index; CRP: C-reactive protein; ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate; LDL: low density lipoprotein; HDL: high density lipoprotein; IgGaCL: immunoglobulin G anticardiolipin; GPL: G phospholipids; IgMaCL: immunoglobulin M anticardiolipin; MPL: M phospholipids