Table 2.

Number of participants for each lipid variable defined by reference values in idiopathic SSNHL patients and control subjects

Variable	Reference range	Number of subjects		р value 1
		control subjects (n = 24)	idiopathic SSNHL patients (n = 27)
TC, mmol/L a	< 5.2	0	4 (14.8)	0.149
TG, mmol/L a	< 1.7	2 (8.3)	7 (25.9)	0.202
HDL-C, mmol/L a	< 1.0	1 (4.2)	7 (25.9)	0.081
LDL-C, mmol/L a	< 2.6	7 (29.2)	13 (48.1)	0.272
TC/HDL-C b[40]	< 4.5	3 (12.5)	6 (22.2)	0.689
apoA-I, mg/dL b[41]	> 120	7 (29.2)	13 (48.1)	0.272
apoB, mg/dL b[42]	< 120	2 (8.3)	11 (40.7)	0.020
apoB/apoA-I b[43]	< 0.9	4 (16.7)	15 (55.6)	0.010
apoE, mg/dL b[44]	> 2.7	13 (54.2)	13 (48.1)	0.882
AIP b[29]	< 0.11	1 (4.2)	7 (25.9)	0.081
ATH index b[30]	< 4.5	0	8 (29.6)	< 0.033

Data are presented as the number (percentage) of subjects. ¹Chi-square (χ²) test was used to estimate differences between the groups. ^a Reference ranges based on the NCEP ATP III Classifications [45]. ^b Reference ranges taken from Refs. [29, 30, 40–44]

p-values <0.05 are shown in boldface type