Table 1 Blood parameters in Kiribati and European seafarers
|  | Kiribati (n = 48) | European (n = 29) | p 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
Lipid profile | |||
 Cholesterol (mg/dl) (SD) | 159.9 (39.8) | 157.6 (39.7) | n.s. |
 HDL (mg/dl) (SD) | 34.9 (10.4) | 44.8 (13.8) | 0.002 |
 Cholesterol/HDL (SD) | 4.8 (1.4) | 3.8 (1.5) | 0.001 |
 non-HDL cholesterol | 125 (29,4) | 112,8 (25,9) | 0.033 |
 LDL (mg/dl) (SD) | 102.3 (31.7) | 91.5 (28.3) | n.s. |
 LDL/HDL (SD) | 3.1 (1.1) | 2.2 (0.9) | < 0.001 |
 Triglyceride (mg/dl) (SD) | 114.3 (53.9) | 110.4 (22.1) | n.s. |
Other | |||
 Alkaline phosphatase (U/l) (SD) | 63.4 (20.2) | 54.1 (14.8) | 0.031 |
 Uric acid (mg/dl) (SD) | 5.5 (1.2) | 4.8 (1.3) | 0.025 |
Fasting blood glucose (mg/dl) (SD) | 83.2 (15.6) | 81.0 (16.1) | n.s. |