Table 2.

Lipid profile of study groups

	Study groups
	Control n = 254	Metabolic syndrome n = 190
TC (mg/dL)	186.4 ± 36.8	201.3 ± 42.2*
HDL-C (mg/dL)	47.4 ± 12.0	37.0 ± 8.5**
LDL-C (mg/dL)	117.9 ± 29.8	124.1 ± 36.8
VLDL-C (mg/dL)	21.1 ± 7.9	40.1 ± 17.5**
TAG (mg/dL)	105.3 ± 39.3	200.5 ± 87.5**
CVI	4.1 ± 1.0	5.6 ± 1.3**
TAG/HDL-C	2.4 ± 1.0	5.8 ± 3.0**

Notes: Results are expressed as mean ± standard deviation.

^*P # 0.05, Kruskal–Wallis one-way analysis of variance;

^**P # 0.05, Mann–Whitney U test.

Abbreviations: TC, total cholesterol; HDL-C, cholesterol combined with high-density lipoprotein; LDL-C, cholesterol combined with low-density lipoprotein; VLDL-C, cholesterol combined with very low-density lipoprotein; TAG, triacylglycerides; CVI, Castelli Cardiovascular Index.