Research Article

Lipid Profile and Vascular Remodelling in Young Dyslipidemic Subjects Treated with Nutraceuticals Derived from Red Yeast Rice

Table 1

Anthropometric and biochemical data at baseline and follow-up.

Baseline
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12 months
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Age (years)
BMI (kg/m2)NS (0.090)
Waist circumference (cm)NS (0.149)
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)NS (0.307)
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)NS (0.978)
Heart rate (bpm)NS (0.141)
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)<0.001
LDL-c (mg/dl)0.001
HDL-c (mg/dl)NS (0.624)
Non-HDL-c (mg/dl)<0.001
Triglycerides (mg/dl)0.013
Lp(a) (mg/dl)NS (0.406)
Glucose (mg/dl)NS (0.165)
Creatinine (μmol/l)NS (0.167)
AST (U/l)NS (0.777)
ALT (U/l)NS (0.566)
CPK (U/l)NS (0.180)
hs-CRP (mg/l)0.015
Osteoprotegerin (pg/ml)0.045

Data are . BMI: body mass index; LDL-c: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-c: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; Lp(a): lipoprotein (a); AST: aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; CPK: creatin phosphokinase; NS: not significant.