Lipid and lipoprotein concentrations in 50 patients with psoriatic arthritis and 20 patients with active disease and their age and sex matched controls. Results are expressed as means (SEM). Statistics: t test
| Lipid/lipoprotein concentration (units) | Patients with psoriatic arthritis (n=50) | Controls | Patients with active disease (n=20) | Controls |
| Mean age (years, range) | 44.8 (20–72) | 44.8 (20–72) | 42.5 (20–72) | 42.5 (20–72) |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/l) | 5.43 (0.2) | 5.82 (0.13) | 4.99 (0.24)2-165 | 6.08 (0.22)2-165 |
| VLDL cholesterol (mmol/l) | 0.51 (0.05) | 0.49 (0.04) | 0.44 (0.05) | 0.51 (0.04) |
| LDL cholesterol (mmol/l) | 3.67 (0.19) | 4.0 (0.1) | 3.3 (0.25)2-150 | 4.12 (0.25)2-150 |
| HDL cholesterol (mmol/l) | 1.12 (0.05)2-150 | 1.29 (0.1)2-150 | 1.09 (0.05) | 1.33 (0.1) |
| HDL-3 cholesterol (mmol/l) | 0.62 (0.04)2-165 | 0.75 (0 .02)2-165 | 0.62 (0.1)2-150 | 0.77 (0.09)2-150 |
| HDL-2 cholesterol (mmol/l) | 0.52 (0.03) | 0.57 (0.04) | 0.49 (0.18) | 0.56 (0.17) |
| Total cholesterol: HDL cholesterol | 5.40 (0.34) | 5.14 (0.47) | 5.30 (0.65) | 4.86 (0.33) |
| Total triglyceride (mmol/l) | 1.15 (1.09) | 1.13 (1.07) | 0.99 (1.14) | 1.35 (1.1) |
| VLDL triglyceride (mmol/l) | 0.30 (1.15) | 0.32 (1.13) | 0.25 (1.22) | 0.35 (1.27) |
| LDL triglyceride (mmol/l | 0.63 (1.1) | 0.52 (1.1) | 0.53 (1.16) | 0.59 (1.13) |
| HDL triglyceride (mmol/l) | 0.23 (1.04) | 0.25 (1.15) | 0.21 (1.06) | 0.24 (1.11) |
| Total cholesterol: total triglyceride | 4.57 (1.07) | 5.00 (1.07) | 4.95 (1.65) | 4.44 (1.51) |
| VLDL cholesterol: VLDL triglyceride | 1.35 (1.07) | 1.36 (1.07) | 1.36 (1.65) | 1.23 (1.84) |
| LDL cholesterol: LDL triglyceride | 5.47 (2.23)2-160 | 7.40 (1.07)2-160 | 5.75 (1.86) | 6.69 (1.49) |
| HDL cholesterol: HDL triglyceride | 4.76 (1.05) | 4.95 (1.20) | 4.71 (1.54) | 5.26 (1.55) |
| Apolipoprotein A I (mg/l) | 1370 (42.2) | 1370 (48.8) | 1340 (42.2) | 1450 (48.8) |
| Apolipoprotein B (mg/l) | 800 (36.8) | 780 (58.6) | 710 (36.8) | 830 (58.6) |
| Apolipoprotein A I: HDL cholesterol | 132 (6.8) | 115 (6.2) | 138 (16.7) | 111 (4.16) |
| Apolipoprotein B: LDL cholesterol | 24 (2.2) | 19.9 (0.92) | 25 (4.68) | 21 (1.12) |