Research Article
Moderate Weight Loss Decreases Oxidative Stress and Increases Antioxidant Status in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome
Table 2
Clinical characteristics of patients with serum vitamin E/cholesterol ratio < or ≥5.
| | Variables | Vitamin E/cholesterol ratio <5 () | Vitamin E/cholesterol ratio ≥5 () | |
| | Metabolic syndrome | 64% () | 38% () | 0.001 | | Age (yr)* | | | n.s. | | Gender, M/F | 63/38 | 41/30 | n.s. | | High blood pressure** | 69% () | 41% () |
<0.001 | | Hypertriglyceridemia** | 49% () | 31% () |
0.019 | | Hyperglycaemia** | 41% () | 14% () | <0.001 | | Low HDL cholesterol** | 51% () | 35% () | 0.043 | | Central obesity** | 69% () | 41% () |
<0.001 | | Diabetes | 17% () | 6% () | 0.033 |
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*Data are expressed as mean ± S D; **Defined according to modified ATPIII criteria [4].
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