Figure 5.

Metrics of HDL function of normal weight, overweight, and obese women. Anti-oxidative capacity of serum (A) and the number of total peroxides (total oxidative capacity) (B) were determined. ApoB-depleted sera of women were used to assess arylesterase activity of HDL-associated paraoxonase (C) and the ability to promote cholesterol efflux (D). Differences between the two groups were analyzed by Wilcoxon rank sum test. Individual data are presented on top of boxplots displaying median and interquartile range as well as minimum and maximum values.