Table 1.
A comparison between treatment naive male and female patients showed no significant differences concerning serum lipids.
|
n m:f |
Limits of normal | Total | Male | Female | p-value | |
| ALT | 139 55:84 | f: -35 U/l m: -50 U/l |
62.3 (7-3743) |
95 (7-3743) |
54 (7-472) |
0.032 |
| AST | 135 55:80 | f: -35 U/l m: -50 U/l |
51.9 (6-2106) |
52 (6-2106) |
50 (13-323) |
0.485 |
| Bilirubin | 122 44:78 | < 1,0 mg/dl | 0.9 (0.1-39) |
0.9 (0.2-23) |
0.9 (0.1-39) |
0.974 |
| Albumin | 103 37:66 | 30-50 g/l | 43 (23-57) |
43.9 (25-55) |
42.6 (23-57) |
0.179 |
| TG | 64 26:38 | < 150 mg/dl | 114 (33-888) |
149.5 (59-313) |
106.5 (33-888) |
0.061 |
| Cholesterol | 70 27:43 | < 200 mg/dl | 175.5 (66-319) |
186 (93-319) |
170 (66-294) |
0.436 |
| HDL | 14 7:7 | f: >50 mg/dl m: >40 mg/dl | 56.5 (42-77) |
53 (42-67) |
57 (48-77) | 0.179 |
| LDL | 12 7:5 | < 160 mg/dl | 96 (63-218) |
97 (63-218) |
95 (63-166) |
0.935 |
| BMI | 26 12:14 | 18.5-25 kg/m² |
22.1 (14.8-30.8) |
22.9 (15.3-27.7) |
21.2 (14.8-30.8) |
0.877 |
No differences were demonstrated between both sexes in the lipid metabolism parameters.