Table 3.

Comparison of serum cholesterol levels in young, and elderly ischemic stroke patients

	Young Mean±SD	Elderly Mean±SD	p
Total cholesterol (TC)	194.76±45.35	190.16±42.96	0.44
LDL	121.42±36.56	125.18±35.97	0.44
HDL	38.84±12.47	41.47±14.16	0.14
Triglyceride (TG)	186.10±176.40	117.53±59.03	0.000
TC/HDL	5.40±1.82	5.01±2.08	0.14
LDL/HDL	3.39±1.46	3.32±1.55	0.72
TG/HDL	5.44±6.36	3.46±3.43	0.004

LDL: Low–density lipoprotein; HDL: High-density lipoprotein; SD: Standard deviation.