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Table 1 Baseline demographic values, past medical history, treatment, and lipidprofile (SD in brackets)

From: A daily glass of red wine associated with lifestyle changes independentlyimproves blood lipids in patients with carotid arteriosclerosis: results from arandomized controlled trial

 

No LC (n = 55)

LC (n = 53)

p-value

Red wine (n = 56)

No red wine (n = 52)

p-value

Total

Mean age [years]

63.4 (10.6)

63.7 (8.1)

NS

64.1 (9.1)

63.0 (9.9)

NS

63.6 (9.5)

Men [%]

69

64

NS

68

65

NS

67

Mean weight [kg]

81.6 (16.2)

77.2 (16.3)

NS

79.5 (14.3)

79.4 (18.4)

NS

79.4 (16.3)

Mean BMI [kg/m2]

27.8 (4.2)

27.3 (4.5)

NS

27.4 (3.9)

27.7 (4.8)

NS*

27.6 (4.4)

Smoker [%]

11

4

NS

5

10

NS

7

Hypertension [%]

69

66

NS

71

63

NS

68

Hyper-/Dyslipidemia [%]

76

72

NS

71

77

NS

74

Diabetes mellitus [%]

13

11

NS

14

10

NS

12

Previous stroke [%]

20

21

NS

25

15

NS

20

Previous TIA [%]

15

9

NS

11

14

NS

12

Previous MI [%]

11

8

NS

7

12

NS

9

Angina pectoris [%]

7

4

NS

5

6

NS

6

Intermittent claudication [%]

0

2

NS

0

2

NS

1

On statin [%]

65

64

NS

61

69

NS

66

On fibrate [%]

2

4

not tested

4

2

not tested

3

On nicotinic acid [%]

0

2

not tested

2

0

not tested

1

On ezetrol [%]

9

2

not tested

4

8

not tested

6

On fish oil supplements

2

6

not tested

2

6

not tested

4

Mean total cholesterol [mg/dL]

178.5 (4.9)

176.2 (5.4)

NS

178.0 (5.2)

176.8 (5.1)

NS

177.4 (37.4)

Mean total cholesterol [mmol/L]

4.62 (0.13)

4.56 (0.14)

NS

4.60 (0.13)

4.57 (0.13)

NS

4.59 (0.97)

Mean LDL [mg/dL]

105.0 (32.7)

104.8 (32.6)

NS*

106.5 (33.3)

103.2 (31.8)

NS*

104.9 (32.5)

Mean LDL [mmol/L]

2.72 (0.85)

2.71 (0.84)

NS*

2.75 (0.86)

2.67 (0.82)

NS*

2.71 (0.84)

Mean HDL [mg/dL]

59.1 (19.6)

57.2 (14.3)

NS*

55.9 (15.3)

60.7 (18.8)

NS*

58.2 (17.2)

Mean HDL [mmol/L]

1.53 (0.51)

1.48 (0.37)

NS*

1.45 (0.40)

1.57 (0.49)

NS*

1.51 (0.44)

LDL/HDL

2.0 (0.8)

1.9 (0.7)

NS*

2.0 (0.8)

1.8 (0.8)

NS*

1.9 (0.8)

Mean triglycerides [mg/dL]

109.1 (77.5)

99.7 (42.0)

NS*

115.7 (78.0)

92.7 (38.1)

NS*

104.5 (62.7)

Mean triglycerides [mmol/L]

1.23 (0.88)

1.13 (0.47)

NS*

1.31 (0.88)

1.05 (0.43)

NS*

1.18 (0.71)

Mean Lp(a) [mg/dL]

56.9 (48.8)

56.1 (64.4)

NS*

68.2 (67.9)

45.3 (41.8 )

NS*

56.5 (57.0)

Mean Lp(a) [mmol/L]

2.03 (1.74)

2.00 (2.30)

NS*

2.43 (2.42)

1.62 (1.49)

NS*

2.02 (2.03)

  1. No differences were found between the LC and the no LC group, as well asbetween the red wine and the no red wine group in Student’s ttests, Wilcoxon-Mann–Whitney tests (indicated by *). Categoricalvalues were tested with the Chi-square test or Fisher’s exacttest.
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