Characteristics

mean ± SD

Study group n = 705

Men

n = 541

Women

N = 114

p

General parameters

Age (yrs),

28.25 ± 9.08

27.3 ± 8.5

33.1 ± 8.9

<10−3

BMI (Kg/m2)

24.42 ± 3.35

24.42 ± 3.2

24.40 ± 4.1

NS

Tobacco Smoking (%)

54.3

53.8

-

-

Alcohol drinking (%)

12.9

12.9

-

-

Family history of CVD (%)

21.1

15.1

6.0

<10−3

Biological parameters

TC (mmol/l)

3.98 ± 1.05

3.9 ± 1.01

4.1 ± 1.05

0.17

TG (mmol/l)

1.39 ± 0.7

1.58 ± 1.02

0.55 ± 0.08

<10−3

HDL-c (mmol/l)

0.978 ± 0.282

0.96 ± 2.27

1.04 ± 0.31

0.003

LDL-c (mmol/l)

2.34 ± 0.91

2.27 ± 0.91

2.68 ± 0.87

<10−3

ApoA1 (mg/l)

1.91 ± 0.27

1.15 ± 0.24

1.39 ± 0.33

<10−3

ApoB (mg/l)

0.74 ± 0.266

0.71 ± 0.21

0.32 ± 0.03

<10−3

ApoB/apoA1

0.63 ± 0.32

0.63 ± 0.22

0.67 ± 0.63

0.75

Lp(a) (mg/l)

0.11 ± 0.07

0.11 ± 0.05

0.14 ± 0.01

0.39