2.11. Blood Analysis
high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol
Plasma glucose, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C) and triglycerides and hsCRP were measured using commercially available enzymatic kits on an automated clinical analyser (INDIKO Plus, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., Vantaa, Finland). Low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) was calculated according to the Friedewald equation: LDL-C = (Total Cholesterol − HDL-C) − (triglycerides/5) [