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Table 2 Lipids and insulin levels of the RA women and groups of total physical activity

From: Low level of physical activity in women with rheumatoid arthritis is associated with cardiovascular risk factors but not with body fat mass - a cross sectional study

 

MET-hours 1st quartile

MET-hours 4th quartile

p-value

Cholesterol, mmol/L

4.9 (4.6-5.7)

5.7 (4.6-6.3)

0.12

HDL, mmol/L

1.6 (1.4-2.1)

2.1 (1.7-2.5)

0.004

LDL, mmol/L

2.7 (2.2-3.2)

2.9 (2.4-3.4)

0.62

oxLDL, U/L

57.0 (45.4-68.6)

61.9 (48.7-75.1)

0.60

Apo A1, g/L

1.44 (1.32-1.51)

1.78 (1.59-1.9)

0.005

Apo B, g/L

0.91 (0.76-0.98)

0.86 (0.70-1.01

0.61

ApoB/Apo A1, g/L

0.61 (0.50-0.71)

0.51 (0.42-0.61)

0.15

Anti-PC, U/mL

36.8 (20.7-45.0)

45.3 (39.3-70.1)

0.016

Insulin, pmol/L

43.0 (27.1-112.1)

31.4 (22.9-47.4)

0.05

  1. Data is presented as median (inter-quartile range), LDL = low-density
  2. lipoprotein, HDL = high-density lipoprotein, Apo A1 = apolipoprotein A1,
  3. apoB = apolipoprotein B, OxLDL= oxidized low-density lipoprotein,
  4. anti-PC = antibodies against phosphorylcholine.
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