Table 4. Lipid profile of the study participants.

Parameter	SCA patients (n=55)	Controls (n=41)	P value
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	119.16±23.66	154.99±27.33	<0.001
HDL-c (mg/dL)	33.44±14.25	47.23±11.63	<0.001
LDL-c (mg/dL)	67.5±22.02	90.43±22.52	<0.001
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	105.57±43.16	74.07±25.87	<0.001
Triglycerides/HDL-c (AU)	3.64±2.15	1.7±0.83	<0.001

Data are reported as means±SD. SCA: sickle cell anemia; HDL-c: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-c: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; AU: arbitrary units. The t-test was used to compare groups.