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Table 1 Characteristics of subjects

From: Effects of coenzyme Q10 supplementation (300 mg/day) on antioxidation and anti-inflammation in coronary artery disease patients during statins therapy: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial

 

Placebo (n = 19)

Q10-300 (n = 23)

Pvalues1

Male / female (n)

12 / 7

19 / 4

0.180a

Age (y)

66.5 ± 11.1 (68.0)

71.7 ± 11.5 (72.0)

0.148b

SBP (mmHg)

133.6 ± 6.9 (130.0)

131.8 ± 12.0 (130.0)

0.175c

DBP (mmHg)

75.5 ± 5.2 (74.0)

73.8 ± 7.1 (70.0)

0.234c

Waist circumference (cm)

95.2 ± 10.0 (96.0)

92.1 ± 11.3 (90.0)

0.362b

Waist hip ratio

1.0 ± 0.1 (0.9)

0.9 ± 0.1 (0.9)

0.743b

BMI (kg/m2)

26.7 ± 3.2 (26.5)

25.9 ± 3.5 (25.3)

0.438b

Current smoker2, n (%)

4 (21.1%)

1 (4.3%)

0.158d

Drink alcohol3, n (%)

2 (10.5%)

3 (13.0%)

1.000a

Exercise4, n (%)

13 (68.4%)

15 (65.2%)

0.913d

Creatinine (μmol/L)

123.8 ± 70.7 (106.1)

114.9 ± 44.2 (97.2)

0.780c

TC (mmol/L)

4.5 ± 1.3 (4.4)

5.0 ± 1.0 (4.9)

0.175b

TG (mmol/L)

1.7 ± 1.3 (1.3)

1.6 ± 0.9 (1.4)

0.791c

LDL-C (mmol/L)

2.7 ± 0.8 (2.5)

3.0 ± 0.8 (3.1)

0.165b

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.4 ± 0.4 (1.4)

1.4 ± 0.3 (1.4)

0.984b

  1. Data are mean ± SD (median).
  2. 1values are significantly different between the placebo and Q10-300 groups.
  3. 2current smoker: individual currently smoking one or more cigarettes per day.
  4. 3drink alcohol: individual drinking one or more drink per day regularly.
  5. 4exercise: individual exercise at least 3 times every week.
  6. adata were analyzed by the Fisher’s exact test.
  7. bdata were analyzed by the Student’s t-test.
  8. cdata were analyzed by the Mann-Whitney rank sum test.
  9. ddata were analyzed by the Chi-square test.
  10. BMI, body mass index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; LDL-C, low density lipoprotein-cholesterol; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride.