Plasma Aminothiol Profile and Some of Its Determinants in Apparently Healthy Azorean Subjects

Table 2

Baseline characteristics of the study population, according to plasma aminothiol profile (PAP).

Parameters	nPAP (79)	aPAP (247)	P
Sex, male (%)	42	42	NS
Age (years)	36±10	42±9	<0.001
Smoking (%)	19	23	NS
Blood pressure (mmHg)
Systolic BP	126±21	132±23	<0.01
Diastolic BP	77±13	80±14	NS
Hypertension (%)	35	47	NS
BMI (Kg/m^2)
Overweight (%)	32	42	NS
Obese (%)	24	36	NS
Serum lipids (mg/dL)
Triglycerides	101±48	125±66	<0.01
Total cholesterol	201±39	209±37	<0.05
HDL cholesterol	61±13	59±15	NS
LDL cholesterol	123±35	129±35	<0.05
Hyperlipidemia (%)	57	68	NS
Serum GGTactivity (U/L)	19±13	37±39	<0.001
Plasma vitamins
Folate (ng/mL)	8±3	8±3	NS
Vitamin B12 (pg/mL)	575±303	567±316	NS
Vitamin B6 (nmol/L)	54±24	53±29	NS

nPAP: normal plasma aminothiol profile; aPAP: altered plasma aminothiol profile; NS: not significant. Values are presented as mean ± SD, except otherwise indicated. Figures in parenthesis are the number of subjects (𝑛). P values denote significant differences between groups.