Pregnancy Followed by Delivery May Affect Circulating Soluble Lectin-Like Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor-1 Levels in Women of Reproductive Age

Table 1

The clinical and demographic characteristics of study subjects.

	Group 1 ( 𝑛=68)	Group 2 (𝑛=57)	𝑃 value
Age (years)	33.5±6.1	35.5±7.5	0.1
Age of menarche (years)	12.1±2.3	11.9±1.9	0.5
Smoke (%)	11.8%	15.8%	0.6
Family history (%)	7.4%	5.3%	0.7
Lipid profile (mg/dL)
Total-C	179±39	183±28	0.4
LDL-C	108±31	113±23	0.3
HDL-C	45±12	45±11	0.7
Triglycerides	120±66	132±58	0.3

Data expressed as mean±SD or percentage. 𝑃<0.05 was accepted as statistically significant. Total-C: total cholesterol, LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Group 1: pregnancy followed by delivery group, Group 2: nongravidity group.