Table 2.

Lipid levels in cancerous tissue and paracancerous tissue in patients with colorectal cancer (μmol/g)

Group	Cancerous tissue (n = 152)	Paracancerous tissue (n = 152)	P value
TCH	17.8 ± 10.7	23.6 ± 18.9	< 0.05
FCH	14.5 ± 9.6	19.3 ± 13.9	< 0.01
TG	16.3 ± 19.8	44.1 ± 38.1	< 0.001
HDL-C	7.9 ± 4.5	5.7 ± 3.9	< 0.01
LDL-C	4.4 ± 3.1	4.9 ± 3.3	> 0.05

FCH: Free cholesterol; HDL-C: High density lipoprotein-cholesterol: LDL-C: Low density lipoprotein-cholesterol; TCH: Total cholesterol; TG: Triglyceride.