Table 9.

Plasma Ceramide Levels Stratified by the Use of Lipid‐Lowering Therapy

Plasma ceramide	No lipid therapy* (n=60)	Lipid‐lowering therapy* (n=60)	P value
18:0, μmol/L	0.08 (0.07; 0.12)	0.10 (0.07; 0.13)	0.096
16:0, μmol/L	0.29 (0.26; 0.35)	0.28 (0.24; 0.31)	0.305
24:1, μmol/L	0.78 (0.69; 0.93)	0.77 (0.63; 0.96)	0.813
24:0, μmol/L	3.05 (2.73; 3.87)	2.93 (2.68; 3.43)	0.950
16:0/24:0	0.09 (0.08; 0.11)	0.09 (0.08; 0.11)	0.337
18:0/24:0	0.03 (0.02; 0.04)	0.03 (0.03; 0.04)	0.037
24:1/24:0	0.25 (0.22; 0.31)	0.26 (0.21; 0.32)	0.620

^*Data are presented as median (interquartile range).