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Table 2 Characteristics for the study population

From: MicroRNA-214 modulates the senescence of vascular smooth muscle cells in carotid artery stenosis

Characteristics

High LDL-C case (n = 8)

(> 100 mg/dL)

Low LDL-C case (n = 9)

(< 100 mg/dL)

P-value

Age (years)

66.6 ± 7.3

72.0 ± 11

0.29

Male/female (n/n)

6/2

7/2

> 0.05

Diabetes mellitus, n (%)

1 (0.1%)

2 (0.2%)

0.63

Hypertension, n (%)

6 (0.8%)

8 (0.9%)

0.48

Total cholesterol

223.5 ± 52.7

129.0 ± 23.9

< 0.001

Triglyceride (mg/dL)

116.4 ± 40.4

101.4 ± 40.1

0.47

LDL- C (mg/dL)

148.8 ± 48.5

64.0 ± 17.4

< 0.001

HDL-C (mg/dL)

51.4 ± 8.8

41.1 ± 6.1

< 0.05

Fasting glucose (mmol/L)

110.9 ± 34.7

110.7 ± 23.3

0.99

HbA1c

6.5 ± 0.9

6.1 ± 0.8

0.33

  1. Mean ± standard deviation. LDL- C low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, HDL-C low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol. P, comparison between patients with low LDL-C