Research Article

Bacterial Community Profile of the Gut Microbiota Differs between Hypercholesterolemic Subjects and Controls

Table 1

Clinical and demographic characteristics of hypercholesterolemic and controls subjects.

ParameterCasesControlsp value

Age, years64.0 ± 1.960.1 ± 2.20.100
SBP, mm Hg127.1 ± 3.3122.0 ± 4.10.328
DBP, mm Hg81.2 ± 1.780.0 ± 2.30.655
BMI, Kg/m224.2 ± 0.422.9 ± 0.40.023
Glucose, mmol/L5.70 ± 0.135.22 ± 0.120.008
TC, mmol/L6.13 ± 0.305.36 ± 0.160.029
LDL-C, mmol/L3.99 ± 0.273.01 ± 0.120.002
HDL-C, mmol/L1.62 ± 0.091.60 ± 0.060.840
TG, mmol/L1.91 ± 1.181.18 ± 0.090.001

SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; BMI: body mass index; TC: total cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG: triglycerides.