Table 3. Lipid profile and blood viscosity in SCA patients classified according to hypertension.

	NORM	HTN
Total cholesterol (mM)	3.1±0.8	3.2±0.7
HDL-C (mM)	1.0±0.3	0.9±0.1
LDL-C (mM)	1.7±0.6	1.8±0.5
TG (mM)	1.0±0.3	1.2±0.6**
AIP	0.01±0.21	0.10±0.24
Blood viscosity (mPa/s)	5.8±0.8	6.3±1.3*

Means ± SD. NORM group, patients with blood pressure values below 120/70 mmHg; HTN group, patients with BP values >120/70 mmHg; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; AIP, atherogenic index of plasma. Significant difference (*p<0.05; **p<0.01).