Table 1. Demographic characteristics of study population stratified according to gender.

	Male (n = 51)		Female (n = 77)
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	p value
Age	55.61	7.49	53.17	7.25	0.068
BMI	23.91	3.53	22.77	3.40	0.070
Cholesterol	5.34	0.91	5.65	0.84	0.059
Triglycerides	1.61	0.88	1.20	0.56	0.002
HDL-C	1.49	0.50	1.88	0.44	0.000
LDL-C	3.55	1.03	3.70	0.77	0.359
C: HDL ratio	3.87	1.20	3.14	0.73	0.000
Serum L	0.32	0.19	0.30	0.18	0.668
Serum Z	0.09	0.05	0.068	0.03	0.021

HDL: High density lipoproteins; LDL: Low density lipoproteins; C: Cholesterol; L: Lutein; Z: Zeaxanthin