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Table 3 Comparison of selected risk factors in 18- to 30-month±-old children with a positive history for premature CAD and controls (means ± SD); 2nd stage of the study

From: Selected risk factors for atherosclerosis in children and their parents with positive family history of premature cardiovascular diseases: a prospective study

Parameter

Positive history (n=18)

Negative history (n=12)

p

TG (mg/dl)

105.44±69.04

83.03±29.26

<0.05

TC (mg/dl)

165.56±30.99

167.83±33.15

ns

HDL (mg/dl)

55.46±14.28

47.35±11.92

ns

LDL (mg/dl)

88.96±37.14

103,87±32.30

ns

VLDL (mg/dl)

21.09±13.81

16.62±5.85

<0.05

Apo A1 (mg/dl)

154.22±18.73

147.33±19.90

ns

Apo B (mg/dl)

73.11±18.82

77.58±17.59

ns

Lp (a) (mg/dl)

18.27±26.11

5.89±3.65

<0.05

Hcy (μmol/L)

12.20±2.46

10.67±2.41

ns

sVCAM-1 (ng/ml)

1616.11±561.92

1516.13±501.75

ns

sICAM-1 (ng/ml)

391.15±95.28

384.31±57.96

ns

sE-selectin (ng/ml)

58.37±17.17

72.57±38.16

ns

IMT (mm)

0.43±0.04

0.39±0.06

ns

  1. ns – non-significant