Table 1 General characteristics.

Age, years

6012

5512

<0.05

Gender, male %

68

64

ns^a

Diabetes,%

4

34

<0.001

CVD, %

9

35

<0.001

GFR mL/min/1.73 m²

85 (58–118)

7.3 (0.8–52.0)

<0.001

CRP^b mg/L

1.2 (0.2–32.0)

4.2 (0.2–218.0)

<0.05

IL-6,^b pg/mL

2.2 (0.4–10.0)

4.3 (0.7–48.4)

<0.05

Cholesterol,^c mmol/L

5.2 ± 0.8

5.2 ±1.3

ns^a

Triglycerides,^c mmol/L

1.4 ± 0.7

2.1 ±1.3

<0.001

BMI,^c kg/m²

26.1 ± 4.2

24.9 ± 4.6

<0.05

Albumin,^c g/L

39 ± 3

33 ± 6

<0.05

Apo A-I,^c g/L

1.5 ± 0.3

1.4 ± 0.3

0.006

Apo B,^c g/L

0.97 ± 0.21

1.02 ± 0.32

ns^a

Apo B/apo A-I ratio^c

0.68 ± 0.20

0.81 ± 0.34

0.02