Table 1.

Lipid profile in pre- and postmenopausal women (N = 260).

	Premenopause	Postmenopause	P value
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
	(N = 130)	(N = 130)
TC	148.9 ± 37.1	181.3 ± 43.6	<0.001
TAG	127.9 ± 71.4	148.2 ± 89.7	<0.05
HDL-C	43.0 ± 10.8	50.7 ± 14.4	<0.001
LDL-C	80.7 ± 32.1	104.4 ± 42.9	<0.001

TC: Total Cholesterol, TAG: Triacylglycerol, HDL-C: High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol, and LDL-C: Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol.