Table 3.

Lipid parameters in septic patients and controls

Lipid profile at day 1	Septic shock (n = 20)	Non-septic patients (n = 20)	p
Total cholesterol, mmol/l	2.1 [1.6–2.7]	4.0 [3.1–4.8]	< 0.0001
mg/dl	82 [62–105]	156 [121–187]
LDL-C, mmol/l	1.0 [0.8–1.6]	2.3 [1.4–2.9]	0.001
mg/dl	39 [31–62]	89 [54–112]
HDL-C (mmol/l)	0.4 [0.3–0.7]	1.3 [1.0–1.5]	<0.0001
mg/dl	15 [12–27]	50 [39–58]
Triglycerides, mmol/l	0.9 [0.7–1.7]	1.0 [0.7–1.2]	0.69
mg/dl	80 [62–150]	88 [62–106]
Apolipoprotein-A1, mg/l	916 [315–2543]	2482 [1428–5518]	0.05

Lipid profile at day 2	Septic shock (n = 18)	Non-septic patients (n = 19)	p
Total cholesterol, mmol/l	1.8 [1.2–2.9]	3.2 [2.7–3.9]	0.001
mg/dl	70 [47–113]	125 [105–152]
LDL-C, mmol/l	0.9 [0.4–1.5]	1.5 [1.1–2.2]	0.02
mg/dl	35 [15–58]	58 [43–86]
HDL-C, mmol/l	0.3 [0.2–0.6]	1.0 [0.9–1.4]	<0.0001
mg/dl	12 [8–24]	39 [35–54]
Triglycerides, mmol/l	1.4 [0.9–1.7]	1.0 [0.8–1.1]	0.16
mg/dl	124 [80–150]	88 [71–97]
Apolipoprotein-A1, mg/l	787 [357–2234]	1562 [965–3101]	0.22

Lipid profile at day 7	Septic shock (n = 15)	Non–septic patients (n = 12)	p
Total cholesterol, mmol/l	2.7 [1.7–3.5]	3.4 [2.2–3.8]	0.29
mg/dl	105 [66–136]	132 [86–148]
LDL-C, mmol/l	1.5 [0.9–2.0]	1.8 [1.4–2.5]	0.38
mg/dl	58 [35–77]	70 [54–97]
HDL-C, mmol/l	0.4 [0.3–0.6]	0.7 [0.5–1.2]	0.04
mg/dl	15 [12–24]	27 [19–46]
Triglycerides, mmol/l	1.3 [1.1–1.6]	1.0 [0.9–1.5]	0.25
mg/dl	115 [97–142]	88 [80–133]
Apolipoprotein-A1, mg/l	1340 [391–1922]	962 [508–3752]	0.98

Results are expressed as medians (IQR). The statistical differences were analyzed by a Mann–Whitney test