Table 3.

Comparison of mean serum lipids (mmol/L) in study (n = 52) and control groups (n = 30)

Serum lipids	Study group	Control group	P-value
Total cholesterol	4.66 ± 0.86	5.61 ± 1.26	0.000
Triglycerides	1.22 ± 0.64	1.77 ± 2.91	0.119
HDL	0.86 ± 0.24	1.00 ± 0.26	0.016
LDL	2.32 ± 0.73	3.06 ± 0.89	0.000
LDL/HDL ratio	2.90 ± 1.28	3.22 ± 1.04	0.247

Abbreviations: HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.