Oxidative Stress in Plasma from Patients with Marfan Syndrome Is Modulated by Deodorized Garlic Preliminary Findings

Table 1

Demographic characteristic Marfan syndrome patients.

	Total	Men ()	Women ()
Median (min-max)
Age	26 (14-51)	26 (14-51)	30 (16-42)
BMI	24 (12-30)	23 (12-25)	24 (18-30)
(mg/dL)
Glucose				NS
CrS				NS
CT				NS
HDL				NS
LDL				NS
TG				NS
Score
Ghent criteria	8 (62)	4 (66.6)	4 (57)	NS
Ectopia lentis	4 (31)	1 (17)	3 (43)	NS
Aortic dilatation	9 (69)	5 (83)	4 (57)	NS
Systemic score	13 (100)	6 (100)	7 (100)	NS
HFA	9 (69)	5 (83)	4 (57)	NS

Abbreviations: BMI: body mass index; CT: cholesterol; CrS: creatinine serum; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; LDL: low-density lipoprotein: HFA: hereditary family antecedent; TG: triglycerides.