Research Article
Association between Human Plasma Chondroitin Sulfate Isomers and Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaques
Table 2
Lipid profiles and homocysteine levels in patients and controls.
| | Hard (21) | Soft (26) | All patients (47) | Controls (46) |
| Age | 70.9 ± 5.1 | 70.2 ± 9.3 | 70.4 ± 7.9 | 47.8 ± 14.4 | Sex ratio (m/f) | 2/1 | 1.3/1 | 1.6/1 | 1/1.5 | Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 119.9 ± 55.1 | 112.7 ± 67.1 | 115.4 ± 61.7 | 86.6 ± 28.7 | Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 187.9 ± 43.3 | 164.5 ± 38.3 | 173.2 ± 41.0 | 175.7 ± 17.5 | LDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 102.4 ± 35.9 | 90.9 ± 35.6 | 95.2 ± 35.4 | 108.3 ± 12.6 | HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 61.2 ± 17.0 | 51.5 ± 10.9 | 55.1 ± 14.0 | 50.1 ± 10.9 | Homocysteine (μmol/L) | 12.5 ± 4.7 | 11.5 ± 4.1 | 11.8 ± 4.3 | 10.32 ± 3.27 |
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