Table 1: Demographic and clinical characteristics of participants.

LDL-C < 130 mg/dL LDL-C = > 130 mg/dL p-value
(n = 54) (n = 20)
Age (year) 35.9 ± 10.8 44.5 ± 12.6 0.010‡
Sex (F/M) 27/27 5/15 0.054
BMI(kg/m2) 25.3 ± 4.4 25.8 ± 3.2 0.484‡
FBS(mg/dL) 86.8 ± 7.4 85.8 ± 7.8 0.555‡
Chol(mg/dL) 181.2 ± 30.8 239.4 ± 33 0.000‡
TG(mg/dL) 122.8 ± 69.7 185.6 ± 70.9 0.000‡
HDL-C(mg/dL) 52.5 ± 10 50.3 ± 10.6 0.303‡
LDL-C(mg/dL) 97.6 ± 18.7 154.8 ± 21 0.000‡

‡ Based on Mann-Whitney test
M:male, F: female BMI: body mass index, FBS: fasting blood glucose, Chol: cholesterol