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Table 1 Anthropometric and biochemical variables of patients with or without CRC

From: Association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and global DNA methylation in visceral adipose tissue from colorectal cancer patients

 

Control

CRC

P value

N = 35

N = 55

BMI (kg/m2)

29.03 ± 4.05

27.61 ± 4.01

0.272

Sex(male/female)(%)a

45/55

68/32

0.02

Age (years)

64.9 ± 8.8

68.06 ± 8.2

0.067

Weight (kg)

73.70 ± 10.4

73.90 ± 12.5

0.427

Glucose (mg/dl)

117,03 ± 30,9

126,26 ± 47,8

0.091

HOMA-IRb

3.64 ± 2.4

1.99 ± 1.8

0.004

Chol (mg/dl)b

221.50 ± 42.3

169.10 ± 44.0

< 0.001

HDL-C (mg/dl)b

52.30 ± 13.1

40.05 ± 15.4

< 0.001

25-OH-VitD (nmol/l)a

36.40 ± 14.9

29.90 ± 13.2

0.022

Insuline (μUI/ml)b

12.40 ± 7.4

6.00 ± 4.8

< 0.001

CRP(mg/l)a

5.70 ± 3.4

9.30 ± 10.8

0.034

LINE methylation in VAT % a

64.40 ± 1.4

63.90 ± 0.8

0.02

  1. Values are expressed as mean ± SD. a and b indicate significant differences between the means of both groups of patients (p < 0.05 and p < 0.01 respectively)
  2. VAT (visceral adipose tissue)
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