Table 2.

Glucose and lipid summary characteristics of SLE and control groups

	Control patients		Patients with SLE
	Mean (SD)	Total (n)	Mean (SD)	Total (n)
Glucose (mg/dL)	90.0 (9.4)	50	88.25 (14.7)	48
Cholesterol (mg/dL)*	179.52 (36.5)	50	197.25 (35.5)	49
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	88.08 (44.4)	50	102.61 (47.40)	49
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	58.16 (16.6)	50	62.4 (18.6)	49
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	105.74 (34.7)	50	114.24 (36.6)	49

This table summarises the lipid and glucose data of SLE and control groups. The mean cholesterol concentration of the SLE group was significantly greater than that of the control group.

The asterisk represents p<0.05.

*Statistically significant at p=0.0161.

HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.