The Proline 7 Substitution in the Preproneuropeptide Y Is Associated with Higher Hepatic Lipase Activity In Vivo

Table 1

Anthropometric and biochemical variables of the 210 male study subjects.

Variable	7Pro absent	7Pro present	p
N	188	22
Age (years)	61.8 ± 9.3	60.0 ± 9.6	0.30
BMI (kg/m^2)	27.5 ± 3.3	28.0 ± 3.5	0.49
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	205.2 ± 47.3	210.3 ± 42.2	0.61
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	140.3 ± 39.4	146.6 ± 38.2	0.48
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	39.5 ± 10.8	39.8 ± 9.5	0.9
VLDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	26.3 ± 33.3	23.9 ± 12.8	0.75
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	154.3 ± 125.7	153.7 ± 80.4	0.97
Insulin (pmol/L)	23.8 ± 11.3	23.06 ± 9.05	0.90
HOMA	6.8 ± 5.11	6.1 ± 3.0	0.93

Data are means ± SD.