Markers of Increased Cardiovascular Risk in Postmenopausal Women: Focus on Oxidized-LDL and HDL Subpopulations

Table 1

Demographic and anthropometric data of the study groups.

Parameters	Men population (𝑛=56)	Women population (𝑛=68)	P	Premenopause (𝑛=48)	Postmenopause (𝑛=20)	P
Age, years (range)	53.07 ± 1.90 (22–75)	43.16 ± 1.81 (21–69)	0.000	35.40 ± 1.39 (21–54)	61.80 ± 1.40 (49–69)	0.000
BMI, Kg/m^2	27.55 ± 0.61	25.28 ± 0.50	0.003	24.51 ± 0.59	27.14 ± 0.81	0.016
Waist circumference, cm	99.50 ± 1.53	89.16 ± 1.32	0.000	87.57 ± 1.48	93.08 ± 2.60	0.000
SBP, mmHg	141.77 ± 2.57	131.95 ± 2.82	0.000	123.04 ± 2.59	154.00 ± 4.38	0.000
DBP, mmHg	85.36 ± 1.40	82.85 ± 1.51	0.000	79.74 ± 1.70	90.53 ± 2.41	0.000
Glycemia, mmol/L	5.44 ± 0.08	4.94 ± 0.06	0.000	4.78 ± 0.06	5.33 ± 0.14	0.000

Results are presented as mean ± SEM. P values adjusted for age and BMI. BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure.