Research Article
Lipid Profile and Vascular Remodelling in Young Dyslipidemic Subjects Treated with Nutraceuticals Derived from Red Yeast Rice
Table 1
Anthropometric and biochemical data at baseline and follow-up.
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() | 12 months
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| | Age (years) | | — | — | | BMI (kg/m2) | | | NS (0.090) | | Waist circumference (cm) | | | NS (0.149) | | Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | | | NS (0.307) | | Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | | | NS (0.978) | | Heart rate (bpm) | | | NS (0.141) | | Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | | | <0.001 | | LDL-c (mg/dl) | | | 0.001 | | HDL-c (mg/dl) | | | NS (0.624) | | Non-HDL-c (mg/dl) | | | <0.001 | | Triglycerides (mg/dl) | | | 0.013 | | Lp(a) (mg/dl) | | | NS (0.406) | | Glucose (mg/dl) | | | NS (0.165) | | Creatinine (μmol/l) | | | NS (0.167) | | AST (U/l) | | | NS (0.777) | | ALT (U/l) | | | NS (0.566) | | CPK (U/l) | | | NS (0.180) | | hs-CRP (mg/l) | | | 0.015 | | Osteoprotegerin (pg/ml) | | | 0.045 |
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Data are . BMI: body mass index; LDL-c: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-c: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; Lp(a): lipoprotein (a); AST: aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; CPK: creatin phosphokinase; NS: not significant. |
