Table 2.

Comparison of the lipid profile in men and women.

Lipid	Sex	Mean levels	Lowest	Maximum	Standard deviation	P value
Total cholesterol	Male	1.78 g/L	0.69 g/L	2.99 g/L	0.43	P = 0.01
	Female	1.90 g/L	0.93 g/L	3.37 g/L	0.44
HDL cholesterol	Male	0.46 g/L	0.14 g/L	1.26 g/L	0.18	P = 0.14
	Female	0.49 g/L	0.13 g/L	1.22 g/L	0.19
LDL cholesterol	Male	1.09 g/L	0.11 g/L	2.4 g/L	0.42	P = 0.03
	Female	1.18 g/L	0.2 g/L	2.55 g/L	0.39
Triglycerides	Male	1.13 g/L	0.40 g/L	3.05 g/L	0.52	P = 0.7
	Female	1.15 g/L	0.31 g/L	4.33 g/L	0.55