Table 1

Main characteristics that served in selection of groups of patients under study


MEN
WOMEN



Controls N = 10 Mean ± SD
Hyperlipemic patients N = 20 Mean ± SD
p
Controls N = 20 Mean ± SD
Hyperlipemic patients N = 20 Mean ± SD
p

Age (years)
60.3 ± 11.0
58.6 ± 10.4
0.69
56.9 ± 13.0
62.0 ± 7.36
0.15
Cholesterol (mmol/l)
5.07 ± 1.06
6.62 ± 0.82
0.0001
5.15 ± 0.70
6.92 ± 1.01
0.0001
Triglycerides (mmol/l)
1.11 ± 0.44
3.52 ± 1.38
0.0001
1.42 ± 0.47 *
2.72 ± 0.92*
0.0001 KS
HDL-chol. (mmol/l)
1.43 ± 0.39
0.96 ± 0.24
0.0003
1.50 ± 0.21
1.21 ± 0.21***
0.0001
LDL-chol. (mmol/l)
3.08 ± 0.83
4.38 ± 1.06
0.0047
3.21 ± 0.71
4.74 ± 1.02
0.0001

Statistical significance between control and hyperlipemic groups was tested using the unpaired Student's T-test in the case of normal distribution of compared data sets, and using Kolmogorov-Smirnov's test when at least in one of the data sets compared the normal distribution was excluded (marked with KS). The significant p values are denoted by thick underlined numbers. With asterisks statistically significant differences between controls and hypelipemic patients of different gender are denoted (*, **, *** = p < 0,05, 0,01 and 0,001, respectively).

Lichnovská et al. Cardiovascular Diabetology 2002 1:4   doi:10.1186/1475-2840-1-4