Intermittent Hypoxic Exposure Reduces Endothelial Dysfunction

Table 3

Lipoprotein-lipid profile before and after 6-day intermittent hypoxic exposure (, Me).

	Control				1^st day vs. 6^th day	IHE				1^st day vs. 6^th day	Control vs. IHE 6^th day, value
	1^st day,		6^th day,			1^st day,		6^th day,
	x ± SEM	Me	x ± SEM	Me		x ± SEM	Me	x ± SEM	Me
TG (mg/dL)		109.5		147	>0.05		104.5		156	>0.05	>0.05
TC (mg/dL)		179		203	>0.05		162		150	>0.05	<0.05
LDL (mg/dL)		113		130	>0.05		105		84,7	>0.05	<0.05
ox-LDL (ng/mL)		4.72		3.93	<0.05		4.65		3.31	< 0.05	<0.05
HDL (mg/dL)		47		43	>0.05		43,5		39.5	>0.05	>0.05
Non-HDL (mg/dL)		130.5		130.5	>0.05		116,5		108	>0.05	<0.05

Abbreviations: TG: triglycerides; TC: total cholesterol; LDL: low-density lipoproteins; ox-LDL: oxidised low-density lipoproteins; HDL: high-density lipoproteins; non-HDL: cholesterol calculated by subtracting the HDL value from a TC; SEM: standard error of the mean; Me: median.