Low-grade inflammation is associated with a heterogeneous lipoprotein subclass profile in an apparently healthy population sample

Table 1 General characteristics of the study population

	Study population (N = 406)
Men, %	47.5 (193)
Age, years	48 (39; 58)
Smoking, %
Never smoker	41.4 (168)
Ex-smoker	34.2 (307)
Current smoker	24.4 (99)
Alcohol consumption, g/d	4.9 (1.5; 10.9)
BMI, kg/m²	26.7 (24.1; 30.0)
Lean body mass, kg	53.3 (46.8; 65.4)
Waist circumference, cm	87 (79; 97)
HbA1c, %	5.1 (4.8; 5.5)
Systolic BP, mmHg	123.5 (112.0; 134.0)
Diastolic BP, mmHg	76.0 (70.0; 82.5)
LVMI, g/m^2.7	39.1 (31.5; 47.8)
Fractional shortening, %	42.0 (37.1; 47.5)
History of myocardial infarction, %	0 (0)
History of stroke, %	0.7 (3)
History of heart failure, %	2.0 (8)
eGFR, ml/min/1.73m²	99.0 (89.7; 108.6)
ASAT, µkatal/l	0.30 (0.14)
ALAT, µkatal/l	0.43 (0.25)
GGT, µkatal/l	0.63 (0.55)
Total cholesterol, mg/dl^a	252 (219; 283)
LDL cholesterol, mg/dl^a	148 (126; 175)
HDL cholesterol, mg/dl^a	64 (56; 76)
Triglycerides, mg/dl^a	109 (74; 154)

BMI Body mass index, BP Blood pressure, eGFR Estimated glomerular filtration rate, HbA1c Glycated hemoglobin, LVMI Left ventricular mass index, HDL High-density lipoprotein, LDL Low-density lipoprotein, ALAT Alanine aminotransferase, ASAT Aspartate aminotransferase, GGT Gamma-glutamyltransferase. Continuous data are expressed as median (Q1; Q3); Nominal data are given as percentages (N). ^aMeasured by NMR spectroscopy

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