Plasma Total Cysteine and Cardiovascular Risk Burden: Action and Interaction

Figure 1

Plasma total cysteine and risk factors burden in study subjects. Raised plasma total cysteine concentrations are independently associated with the presence of a higher number of risk factors. The box plots (μmol/L) show values expressed as median (50th percentile), interquartile ranges (25th and 75th percentiles, box), and extreme values (whiskers) of total plasma cysteine in relation to risk factor grouping in subjects without (0) and with (1, 2, and 3) cardiovascular risk factors.