[Table/Fig-3]:
Lipid profile status in different age group and gender.
| Characteristics | Gender | Age group (years) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male (n=163) |
Female (n=87) |
ap-value | 18 to <45 (n=102) |
>45 (n=148) |
ap-value | |
| Lipid profile: | ||||||
| Cholesterol [mg/dl] | 157.73+33.21 | 191.38+39.05 | b<0.001 | 160.92+29.80 | 175.31+43.00 | b 0.002 |
| Cholesterol >200 [mg/dl], n (%) | 22 (13.5) | 39 (44.8) | 15 (14.7) | 46 (31.1) | ||
| Cholesterol <200 [mg/dl], n (%) | 141 (86.5) | 48 (55.2) | <0.001 | 87 (85.3) | 102 (68.9) | 0.003 |
| HDL [mg/dl] | 34.91+6.29 | 36.57+4.81 | b0.032 | 37.68+4.82 | 33.98+6.05 | b<0.001 |
| HDL >40[mg/dl], n (%) | 26 (16.0) | 29 (33.3) | 36 (35.3) | 19 (12.8) | ||
| HDL <40[mg/dl], n (%) | 137 (84.0) | 58 (66.7) | 0.002 | 66 (64.7) | 129 (87.2) | <0.001 |
| LDL [mg/dl] | 88.88+24.98 | 94.69+25.94 | b0.085 | 91.95+23.53 | 90.17+26.69 | b0.588 |
| LDL >130 [mg/dl], n (%) | 5 (3.1) | 4 (4.6) | 2 (2.0) | 7 (4.7) | ||
| LDL <130 [mg/dl], n (%) | 158 (96.9) | 83 (95.4) | 0.723 | 100 (98.0) | 141 (95.3) | 0.317 |
| Triglycerides [mg/dl] | 167.78+72.39 | 168.78+64.10 | b0.914 | 172.78+74.29 | 164.93+66.05 | b0.381 |
| Triglycerides >150[mg/dl], n (%) | 90 (55.2) | 53 (60.9) | 60 (58.8) | 83 (56.1) | ||
| Triglycerides <150[mg/dl], n (%) | 73 (44.8) | 34 (39.1) | 0.385 | 42 (41.2) | 65 (43.9) | 0.667 |
| Dyslipidemia, n (%): | 150 (92.0) | 78 (89.7) | 0.529 | 86 (84.3) | 142 (95.9) | 0.001 |
ap value <0.05 were considered statistically significant; bIndependent t-test was used to compare quantitative data.
Data presented as mean+standard deviation and frequency (percentages). HDL: high density lipoprotein; LDL: low density lipoprotein