Objective: To analyze the lipid and glycemic pro®les in relation to age, time elapsed post injury and the level of injury in a group of patients with SCI. Subjects: 2135 subjects with SCI were recruited during the annual routine health check-up carried out at the Institut Guttmann of Badalona, in Spain. The patients were classi®ed according to the level of SCI and their age. Methods: Serum lipid pro®les and glycemic (glucose) levels were determined. Data was collected between 1996 and 2001, all biochemical analysis being performed by the same laboratory.Results: Serum cholesterol levels show a statistically signi®cant correlation with patient's age (P50.001) and with time elapsed after injury (P50.05). Dierences can be observed between the values obtained from the dierent injury level groups (F=22.14; P50.001). LDL-c shows a statistically signi®cant dierence between the four dierent age groups (F=3.51, P50.05).There is an increase in plasma triglycerides related to the increase in age of the patients without observable dierences between the injury level groups. The concentration of serum glucose increases with age (P50.001) and also with the time elapsed after injury (P50.05). Conclusion: There is a direct relationship between various biochemical parameters (total cholesterol, LDL-c and glucose) and the age of the patients, but not with the severity or time of evolution of the spinal cord injury.
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