Table 3.
Comparison of serum lipid profile of Hepatitis B patients with controls
| Lipid profile | Controls (mg/dl) (n = 50) |
Patients (mg/dl) (n = 50) |
|---|---|---|
| TC | 152.40 ± 20.3 | 113.16 ± 17.1* |
| VLDL– C | 23.50 ± 5.4 | 19.87 ± 3.6* |
| LDL– C | 96.80 ± 15.4 | 87.10 ± 23.5* |
| HDL– C | 46.74 ± 4.9 | 34.26 ± 9.8* |
| TAG | 117.5 ± 27.0 | 99.36 ± 17.9* |
| TL | 563.44 ± 50.9 | 478.04 ± 59.1* |
Values are mean ± standard deviation*Different from Hepatitis B patients with healthy controls, p < 0.001 (t- test). Total cholesterol (TC), Total lipid (TL), Very low density lipoprotein-cholesterol (VLDL-C), low density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C), high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C), and triacylglycerol (TAG)