Characteristics of study participants.

<p>Normal and non-normally distributions are shown as the mean ±standard deviation and as the median (interquartile range), respectively.</p><p>^aControls vs. FH subjects;</p><p>^bFH subjects without ATX vs. FH subjects with ATX.</p><p>Abbreviations: BMI, Body mass index; ALT, Alanin-aminotransferase, TG, Triglycerides; ApoB, Apolipoprotein B; Total-C, Total cholesterol; LDL-C, LDL Cholesterol; HDL-C, HDL Cholesterol; oxLDL-C, oxidized LDL-C; bp, blood pressure; hs-CRP, High Sensitivity C-reactive Protein; IL-6, Interleukin 6; sCD36; soluble CD36, MMP-9, Matrix metalloproteinase 9; ICAM-1, Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 1; AU, arbitrary units; NS, non-significant.</p><p>Characteristics of study participants.