Distribution of Paraoxonase-1 (PON-1) and Lipoprotein Phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2) across Lipoprotein Subclasses in Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes

Table 1

Main characteristics of controls and T2DM subjects (total sample, ).

	T2DM ()	Controls ()	value
Age (years)	69 ± 11	64 ± 13	<0.001
Gender (women/men)	85/60	419/155	<0.001
BMI (kg/m^2)	33 ± 6	25 ± 5	<0.001
Smoking (% never/ex/current)	39/44/17	66/13/21	<0.001
Glucose (mg/dL)	147 ± 36	96 ± 10	<0.001
Hypertension (%)	85	40	<0.001

Data are expressed as means ± standard deviations for continuous variables and number or percentage within the group for categorical variables. BMI: body mass index.