Characterization of Portuguese Centenarian Eating Habits, Nutritional Biomarkers, and Cardiovascular Risk: A Case Control Study

Table 2

Lipid profile comparison between centenarians (CENT) and low (LCR) and high (HCR) cardiovascular risk control groups.

	CENT	LCR	HCR
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	178.81 ± 42.36^a,b	213.51 ± 46.98	194.84 ± 42.91^a	<0.0001
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	47.00 [38.00–56.00]^a	56.00 [49.00–67.00]^b	47.00 [38.00–55.00]	<0.0001
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	106.00 [86.00–134.30]^a	94.00 [71.00–133.00]^b	117.00 [91.00–156.50]	0.001
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	96.4 [78.5–129.0]^a,b	123.8 [104.7–151.17]	122.3 [93.6–145.85]	<0.0001
Non-HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	127.33 ± 38.75^a,b	153.08 ± 43.29	145.99 ± 39.95	<0.0001
Ratio total cholesterol/HDL cholesterol	3.71 [3.02–4.41]^b	3.66 [3.06–4.16]^b	4.03 [3.36–4.89]	0.001

^aDifferent from LCR. ^bDifferent from HCR. Results expressed in median [IQR 25–75]. Kruskal Wallis Test was used.