Table 4.

Demographic variables and serum biochemistry in C subjects and patients with LDS.

	C Median (Min–Max)	LDS Median (Min–Max)	p
General characteristics
Age (range)	62 (37–77)	23 (14–46)	0.001
Size (m)	1.65 (1.45–1.76)	1.67 (1.58–1.77)	NS
Weight (kg)	67 (56–105)	57 (33–71.5)	0.03
BMI (range)	27.8 (22.2–36.3)	20.8 (12.7 – 25.3)	0.005
Serum biochemistry
CT (mg/dl)	125 (102–191)	129.5 (33–171)	NS
HDL (mg/dl)	39 (32–54)	48 (8.4–61)	NS
LDL (mg/dl)	73.5 (50–143)	84 (11.4–122)	NS
TG (mg/dl)	97.5 (67–148)	69 (57–118)	0.09

Abbreviations: BMI=body mass index; CT = cholesterol; HDL = high-density lipoproteins; LDL = low-density lipoproteins; TG = triglycerides.