Table 2. Lipid levels before and during acute hepatitis C infection (Group 1, n = 12).
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Lipids levels | Prior to acute infection | During infection | P value |
Cholesterol (SD) | 197.8 (45.2) | 152.4 (42.9) | 0.025 |
LDL (SD) | 116.1 (33.6) | 76.3 (32.1) | 0.001 |
Triglycerides (SD) | 98.9 (62.9) | 114.5 (49.2) | 0.54 |
HDL (SD) | 46.5 (11.3) | 36.3 (22.1) | 0.26 |
Non-HDL Cholesterol (SD) | 164.0 (49.0) | 122.7 (28.3) | 0.007 |
Note: 10 of 11 had decline in cholesterol (one did not have cholesterol reported). Eleven of 11 had decline in LDL (one did not have LDL reported).