Table 1 Baseline characteristics and lipid levels of the study group.
From: Monocytes of patients with familial hypercholesterolemia show alterations in cholesterol metabolism
homozygous FH | heterozygous FH | Controls | |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | female n = 6 | female n = 5 | female n = 16 |
male n = 2 | male n = 3 | male n = 10 | |
Age (years) | 30.2 ± 11.1 | 28.8 ± 7.5 | 33.8 ± 11.2 |
LDL (mg/dl) | 413.82 ± 92.33 (***) | 220.64 ± 27.81 (***) | 107.03 ± 17.78 |
HDL (mg/dl) | 60.33 ± 8.09 | 54.17 ± 3.71 | 61.17 ± 6.60 |
Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 141.31 ± 39.89 | 233.61 ± 132.80 | 107.63 ± 33.04 |
Lp(a) (mg/dl) | 676.67 ± 347.06 | 442.73 ± 420.11 | 187.53 ± 153.59 |
Leukocytes (Gpt/l) | 7.64 ± 0.95 | 5.45 ± 0.57 | 6.38 ± 0.8 |
Thrombocytes (Gpt/l) | 253.12 ± 22.2 | 277.39 ± 37.51 | 258.12 ± 21.97 |