Table 1

Characteristics of 276 non-diabetic control subjects.


Total
Males
Females
p

n (%)
276 (100)
110 (39.9)
166 (60.1)

Age (years ± SEM)
38.9 ± 0.9
38.5 ± 1.5
39 ± 1.0
n.s.
BMI (kg/m2 ± SEM)
27.9 ± 0.4
27.8 ± 0.6
28.1 ± 0.6
n.s.
Cholesterol, total (mg/dl ± SEM)
221 ± 3
220 ± 5
223 ± 4
n.s.
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dl ± SEM)
58 ± 1
50 ± 2
62 ± 2
p < 0.0001
LDL-cholesterol (mg/dl ± SEM)
133 ± 3
130 ± 5
134 ± 3
n.s.
Triglycerides (mg/dl ± SEM)
168 ± 15
199 ± 23
151 ± 21
p = 0.03
Uric acid (mg/dl ± SEM)
5.7 ± 0.1
6.8 ± 0.1
4.9 ± 0.1
p < 0.0001

SEM = standard error of the mean, n.s. = not significant

Schäffler et al. Cardiovascular Diabetology 2007 6:3   doi:10.1186/1475-2840-6-3