Variables

Homocysteíne (μmol/L)

Variables

Homocysteíne (μmol/L)

Mean ± SD (CI 95%)

p*

Mean ± SD (CI 95%)

p*

Sex

Total Cholesterol

Male

9.9 ± 3.4 (9.1 - 10.7)

0.005

High

9.0 ± 2.7 (8.5 - 9.5)

0.310

Female

8.7 ± 2.3 (8.2 - 9.1)

Normal

9.5 ± 3.1 (8.7 - 10.2)

Age

HDL Cholesterol

Children

8.4 ± 1.9 (7.8 - 9.0)

0.036

Low

9.3 ± 3.0 (8.8 - 9.8)

0.096

Adolescents

9.5 ± 3.1 (8.9 - 10.0)

Normal

8.1 ± 1.3 (7.5 - 8.8)

Nutritional status

LDL Cholesterol

Overweight

9.0 ± 3.1 (7.8 - 10.3)

0.757

High

9.1 ± 2.8 (8.5 - 9.8)

0.649

Obesity

9.2 ± 2.8 (8.7 - 9.7)

Normal

9.3 ± 2.9 (8.8 - 10.0)

Waist circumference

Blood glucose levels

Increased

9.1 ± 2.7 (8.6 - 9.6)

0.322

High

8.5 ± 1.4 (5.1 - 11.9)

0.671

Normal

9.6 ± 3.2 (8.6 - 10.6)

Normal

9.2 ± 2.9 (8.8 - 9.7)

Systolic blood pressure

Insulin levels

High

8.5 ± 2.0 (7.6 - 9.3)

0.182

High

10.0 ± 3.2 (8.8 - 10.9)

0.081

Normal

9.3 ± 3.0 (8.8 - 9.8)

Normal

9.0 ± 2.7 (8.5 - 9.4)

Diastolic blood pressure

Insulin resistance

High

9.0 ± 2.8 (8.1 - 9.8)

0.504

Present

10.0 ± 3.5 (9.1 - 10.9)

0.011

Normal

9.3 ± 2.9 (8.8 - 9.8)

Absent

8.8 ± 2.4 (8.3 - 9.3)

Triglycerides

High

9.1 ± 3.1 (8.5 - 9.7)

0.437

Normal

9.4 ± 2.5 (8.8 - 10.1)