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Table 2 Classification of age, waist circumference and laboratorial variables in CVID patients

From: Selenium-related nutritional status in patients with common variable immunodeficiency: association with oxidative stress and atherosclerosis risk

Variables (n = 32)

 

N (%)

Age

9–19 years

5 (15.6)

20–61 years

27 (84.4)

Waist

Adequate

20 (62.5)

circumference

High

12 (37.5)

Lipid profile

High total cholesterol

7 (21.9)

High LDL-c

6 (18.8)

High triglycerides

4 (12.5)

Low HDL-c

18 (56.3)

High NHDL-c

12 (37.5)

Se levels

Adequate (>  46 μg/L)

16 (50.0)

GPX activity

Adequate (> 4171 U/L)

31 (96.8)

  1. N (%)
  2. LDL-c Low-density lipoprotein, HDL-c High-density lipoprotein, NHDL-c Non-HDL cholesterol, GPX Erytrhocyte glutathione peroxidase activity
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BMC Immunology

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