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. 2019 Sep 23;181(6):579–590. doi: 10.1530/EJE-19-0173

Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of the study population on statin therapy. Data are presented as mean ± s.d. or median (95% CI).

Controls (n = 24) Patients with statin therapy (n = 26) P Effect size
Age (years) 53.7 ± 6.6 54.3 ± 5.5 0.69 0.03
BMI (kg/m2) 30 ± 4.2 30 ± 3.9 0.9 0.01
Waist circumference (cm) 101.8 ± 11 101.8 ± 9.5 0.86 0.01
Systolic BP (mmHg) 124.7 ± 15.2 126 ± 10.9 0.7 0.00
Diastolic BP (mmHg) 79.7 ± 10.1 79.2 ± 6.1 0.91 0.00
HbA1c (%) 6 ± 0.7 6 ± 0.5 0.78 0.05
Fasting glucose mg/dL 99.1 ± 10.8 102.1 ± 12.8 0.42 0.00
30-min glucose mg/dL 143.3 ± 31.1 153 ± 41.8 0.52 0.01
120-min glucose mg/dL 155.4 ± 34.1 159.1 ± 31.5 0.65 0.71
Fasting insulin microu/mL 6.5 (6.85; 12.3) 7.3 (6.22; 10.1) 0.56 0.02
30-min insulin microu/mL 33.7 (30.5; 48.2) 30.2 (27.3; 43.8) 0.48 0.01
120-min insulin microu/mL 43.4 (43.4; 86.5) 62.5 (37.1; 80) 0.18 0.04
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) 199.8 ± 32.5 168.5 ± 22.4 0.001 0.16
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) 44.1 ± 13.4 41.5 ± 10.5 0.64 0.03
Triglycerides (mg/dL) 78.7 (78.7; 122.2) 143 (117; 168.8) 0.15 0.19
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL) 131 ± 30.5 99.9 ± 23.2 0.001 0.25
Sex (M/F) 12/9 12/10 0.9 0.00
HOMA-IR 1.4 (0.77; 2.03) 1.6 (0.79; 2.41) 0.34 0.05
ISI0-120 44.5 (43.1; 57) 34.9 (31.6; 46.1) 0.04 0.14
IG30 0.78 (0.54; 1.26) 0.59 (0.34; 0.52) 0.19 0.11
DI 0.36 (0.27; 0.99) 0.26 (0.17; 0.27) 0.21 0.15

BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; DI, disposition index; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance; ISI0-120, insulin sensitivity index 0-120; IG30, insulinogenic index; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.