Table III.
Comparison of serum lipoprotein levels and dietary fat intake between breast cancer patients and healthy controls.
| Variables | Cases (n=47) Mean (25–75%) |
Controls (n=165) Mean (25–75%) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serum cholesterol (mg/dl) | 193.0 (165.0–217.0) | 209.0 (172.0–230.5) | 0.070 |
| Serum HDL (mg/dl) | 47.0 (40.0–55.0) | 50.0 (42.0–61.0) | 0.166 |
| Serum LDL (mg/dl)a | 107.6 (79.8–140.0) | 121.2 (92.7–147.0) | 0.154 |
| Serum triglycerides (mg/dl) | 151.0 (105.0–200.0) | 150.0 (101.5–217.5) | 0.656 |
| Dietary fat intake (g/day) | 66.1 (49.4–83.0) | 56.8 (45.3–67.1) | 0.020 |
| Dietary cholesterol intake (mg/day) | 254.6 (197.5–325.4) | 214.5 (156.8–281.2) | 0.017 |
a
Based on Friedewald’s equation: LDLCHOL = TotalCHOL-HDLCHOL-(TG/5).
LDL, low-density lipoprotein; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; TG, triglycerides.