Table 4.

Postoperative comparison of average blood lipid levels between the two groups

Variable	AVNFH (n = 160)	Control (n = 165)	P value
TC (mmol/L)	7.11 ± 3.16	5.69 ± 1.45	0.00*a
TG (mmol/L)	2.15 ± 0.89	1.79 ± 0.65	0.00*a
HDL (mmol/L)	1.41 ± 0.43	2.12 ± 0.73	0.00*a
LDL (mmol/L)	4.49 ± 1.38	3.07 ± 0.69	0.00*a
Apo-A1 (mg/dL)	114.96 ± 19.85	136.13 ± 28.64	0.00*a
Apo-B (mg/dL)	79.69 ± 17.29	72.81 ± 13.59	0.00*a

AVNFH avascular necrosis of the femoral head, TC total cholesterol, TG triglyceride, HDL high-density lipoprotein, LDL low-density lipoprotein, Apo-A1 apolipoprotein A1, Apo-B apolipoprotein-B

^*Statistically significant values

^aAnalysed using an independent samples t test