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Table 2 Physiological and metabolic data (mean ± SD) of BSCL subjects and healthy volunteers (Control)

From: Impairment of respiratory muscle strength in Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy subjects

(n = 11)

BSCL

Control

p

Age (years)

31.45 ± 8.04

30.91 ± 8.13

0.8759

Height (m)

1.65 ± 0.09

1.63 ± 0.08

0.6531

Weight (kg)

59.3 ± 13.45

64.85 ± 14.80

0.3680

BMI (kg/m2)

21.56 ± 3.08

24.18 ± 4.41

0.1223

Diabetes Mellitus (n/%)

11 (100)

0 (0)

< 0.0001

Fasting glycemia (mg/dL)

268 ± 124

NA

–

Serum triglycerides (mg/dL)

173 ± 94.84

NA

–

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

151.3 ± 63.65

NA

–

  1. p values were based on independent t-tests. For categorical variables, the p value was calculated using the chi-square test
  2. BMI body mass index, NA Not available