Table 3.
Prevalence of lipid disorders by sex
Veriable | Male | Female | Total | p-value |
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | χ2 test | |
N (%) | 163 (38.4) | 261 (61.6) | 424 | |
TC > 5.0 (mmol/L) |
83 (50.9) | 170 (65.1) | 253 (59.7) |
<0.01 |
TG > 1.7 (mmol/L) |
43 (26.4) | 93 (35.6) | 136 (32.1) |
0.05 |
HDL < 1.0 (M) HDL < 1.2 (F) (mmol/L) |
15 (9.2) | 55 (21.1) | 70 (16.5) | <0.01 |
LDL > 3.0 (mmol/L) |
89 (54.6) | 170 (65.1) | 259(61.1) | 0.03 |