Table 1

Characteristics of anthropometric measurements and biochemical values in the control and FCH groups

ControlFCHp Value
N (M/F)  36 (19/17)  36 (17/19)0.427
Age (year)36.8±14.346.2±12.20.092
BMI26.9±5.427.4±3.70.337
Waist (cm)89.7±14.392.4±11.40.282
TC (mg/dL)197.1±24.4267.5±29.5
TG (mg/dL)96.7±43.8190.8±140.9<0.001
HDL-C (mg/dL)55.8±12.956.8±13.80.714
LDL-C (mg/dL)122.2±24.5177.2±25.2<0.001
ApoB (mg/dL)88.1±17.1126.6±17.1<0.001
Glucose (mg/dL)88.1±10.599.0±14.10.001
Insulin (µU/mL)9.4±6.112.5±6.00.014
HOMA index2.08±1.403.15±1.870.006
MPO (ng/mL)38.8±158.292.8±234.30.664
PAI-1 (ng/mL)41.4±33.173.1±67.70.005
IMT (mm)0.47±0.120.55±0.110.013
  • Values expressed as mean±SD.

  • ApoB, apolipoprotein B; BMI, body mass index; FCH, familial combined hyperlipidemia; HDL-C, high density lipoprotein cholesterol; HOMA, homeostasis model assessment; IMT, intima media thickness; LDL-C, low density lipoprotein cholesterol; MPO, myeloperoxidase; N, number of subjects (M, males, F, females); PAI-1, plasminogen activator inhibitor type-1; TC, total cholesterol, TG, triglycerides; waist, abdominal circumference.