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. 2019 Jun 7;14(6):e0208156. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0208156

Table 4. Parameters of lipid metabolism in patients with coronary artery disease depending on the presence of visceral obesity.

Parameter Patients with visceral obesity, n = 54 Patients without visceral obesity, n = 30 p
TC, mmol/L 4.4 (4.3;5.0) 4.0 (3.7;4.4) 0.04
VLDL-C, mmol/L 0.95 (0.65;1.26) 0.65 (0.49;0.92) 0.02
LDL-C, mmol/L 2.59 (1.61;3.35) 2.05 (1.64;2.40) 0.06
Apo-B, g/L 1.37 (1.10;1.89) 1.15 (0.92;1,62) 0.03
Apo-A1, g/L 1.16 (0.99;1.36) 1.22 (1.10;1.47) 0.02
Apo-B/Apo-A1 1.18 (1.1;1.38) 0.94 (0.8;1.05) 0.04
TGs, mmol/L 1.98 (1.43;2.69) 1.59 (1.21;1.90) 0.01
FFA, mmol/L 0.73 (0.59;1.11) 0.45 (0.35;0.61) 0.01

The data presented are the medians (25th quartiles, 75th quartiles).

TC–total cholesterol; VLDL-C–very low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; LDL-C–low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; Apo-B–apolipoprotein-B; Apo-A1 –apolipoprotein-A1; TGs–triglycerides; FFA–free fatty acid.