Table 4.
Between-group comparisons of the percentage of individuals characterized by the recommended lipoprotein cholesterol fraction levels (chi2 test).
| Blood Level * | Age < 40 Years | Age ≥ 40 Years | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recommended Blood Level | Atherogenic Potential of Blood Level | Recommended Blood Level | Atherogenic Potential of Blood Level | ||
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 6 (25.0%) | 18 (75.0%) | 11 (26.2%) | 31 (73.8%) | 1.0000 |
| LDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 4 (16.7%) | 20 (83.3%) | 16 (38.1%) | 26 (61.9%) | 0.1226 |
| HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 20 (83.3%) | 4 (16.7%) | 36 (85.7%) | 6 (14.3%) | 1.0000 |
| TC/HDL ratio (–) | 11 (45.8%) | 13 (54.2%) | 28 (66.7%) | 14 (33.3%) | 0.1628 |
| HDL/LDL ratio (–) | 19 (79.2%) | 5 (20.8%) | 39 (92.9%) | 3 (7.1%) | 0.4084 |
| Triglyceride (mg/dL) | 16 (66.7%) | 8 (33.3%) | 29 (69.0%) | 13 (30.9%) | 1.0000 |
| AIP (–) | 4 (16.7%) | 20 (83.3%) | 7 (16.7%) | 35 (83.3%) | 1.0000 |
* the recommended blood level, applied as follows: Total cholesterol < 190 mg/dL [24]; LDL cholesterol < 115 mg/dL [24]; HDL cholesterol > 45 mg/dL [24]; TC/HDL ratio < 4.0 [25]; HDL/LDL ratio > 0.3 [26]; triglyceride < 150 mg/dL [24]; AIP <0.11 [27]; LDL—low-density lipoprotein; HDL—high-density lipoprotein; AIP—Atherogenic Index of Plasma.