Table 1 Lipid concentrations in blood plasma of Control and CVD cohorts.

From: Cholesterol is Inefficiently Converted to Cholesteryl Esters in the Blood of Cardiovascular Disease Patients

 

Control

ACS (p-value)

SAP (p-value)

IS (p-value)

n

52

74

78

22

CE (µM)

4805 ± 973

3822 ± 1015 (<0.0001)

3996 ± 1040 (<0.0001)

4503 ± 1004 (0.23)

Chol (µM)

1280 ± 258

1237 ± 377 (0.45)

1262 ± 415 (0.76)

1614 ± 347 (<0.0001)

LPC (µM)

169 ± 53

102 ± 34 (<0.0001)

111 ± 29 (<0.0001)

127 ± 36 (<0.0001)

PC (µM)

2042 ± 568

1533 ± 381 (<0.0001)

1691 ± 396 (0.0001)

1840 ± 416 (0.09)

CE/Chol ratio

3.77 ± 0.29

3.15 ± 0.47 (<0.0001)

3.26 ± 0.54 (<0.0001)

2.83 ± 0.46 (<0.0001)

PC/LPC ratio

12.87 ± 4.14

16.70 ± 7.46 (0.0002)

15.92 ± 4.15 (<0.0001)

15.39 ± 4.59 (0.03)

  1. Mean values (±sample standard deviations) are given for the concentrations (in µmoles/L) of a select group of blood plasma lipids (cholesteryl esters (CE), free cholesterol (Chol), lysophosphatidylcholines (LPC), and phosphatidylcholines (PC)), as well as for the concentration ratios of CE/Chol and PC/LPC. The p-value relative to the control is given for each case.