Table 1.

The demographic characteristics, lipid profile and plasma atherogenic index values of the patients

	Control (n=263)	Osteoporosis (n=144)	p
Age (years)	58.3±4.5	61.7±6.9	<0.001
BMI (kg/m2)	27.8±4.1	25.2±3.3	<0.001
Duration of menopause (years)	9.1±4.4	13.5±7.6	<0.001
Duration of OCS use (months)	9.6±23.4	10.7±41.2	0.728
LDL (mg/dL)	137.7±34.8	128.5±36.3	0.010
Triglyceride (mg/dL)	131.1±50.7	128±46.3	0.762
HDL (mg/dL)	50.1±10.6	54.8±11.3	<0.001
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	222±43.7	208.2±38.5	0.002
PAI	0.39±0.2	0.34±0.1	0.032

Data are presented as mean±SD.

BMI: Body mass index; HDL: High-density lipoprotein; LDL: Low-density lipoprotein; OCS: Oral contraceptive, PAI: Plasma atherogenic index.