Table 3.

Comparison of lipid profile in BC (pre and post treated) patients with controls

Lipid parameter (mg/dL)	Controls n = 50	Pre-treated BC patients n = 130	Post-treated BC patients n = 130
TC (<200)	137.88 ± 24.45	224.4 ± 25.21*	150.2 ± 22.19* ¶
TG (<150)	114.42 ± 24.74	144.7 ± 21.28	146.2 ± 27.42
HDL (<40)	56.56 ± 14.77	55.96 ± 16.97	43.36 ± 5.62 ¶
LDL(<100)	54.16 ± 12.71	142.9 ± 25.04*	89.83 ± 26.68* ¶
TL (450-1000)	509.72 ± 37.97	718.1 ± 53.74*	579.7 ± 55.59* ¶
VLDL(<30)	22.67 ± 4.75	28.95 ± 4.25*	31.49 ± 5.71*
TC:HDL(4.0)	2.712 ± 0.84	4.48 ± 1.60	3.54 ± 0.72
TC:LDL (1-6)	2.70 ± 0.91	1.59 ± 0.17*	1.78 ± 0.53 *¶
HDL:LDL (0.5)	1.06 ± 0.45	0.39 ± 0.145*	0.51 ± 0.14 *

*p < 0.01 shows the comparison between pre-treated and post treated BC patients with controls, ¶ p < 0.01 shows the comparison between pre-treated BC patients with post treated BC patients