Figure 1.
Associations between total cholesterol, LDL-C, and HDL-C levels and clinical manifestations in SCA. (a) Patients with a previous history of pneumonia (N = 69) exhibited increased total cholesterol levels. (b) Patients with a previous history of leg ulcers (N = 12) presented decreased LDL-C levels. (c) Patients with a previous history of pain crises (N = 78) had increased HDL-C levels. p values obtained using the Mann-Whitney U test.