Table 2. Median malondialdehyde and lipoprotein values of cancer patients seen at Hospital Geral Dr. César Cals, from July 2011 to July 2012.

Biochemical parameters	Group 1	Group 2	p value*
Malondialdehyde (μM)	6.83±4.92	4.46±2.57	0.027
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	209.36±161.73	210.82±185.30	0.975
Triacylglycerol (mg/dL)	141.85±86.36	146.48±94.76	0.878
HDL-c (mg/dL)	31.32±21.18	43.67±22.92	0.038
LDL-c (mg/dL)	206.40±171.24	196.45±187.90	0.834

^*Student’s t test. HDL-c: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-c: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.