Table 3.
Lipid profile of the OPPs exposed and nonexposed groups in two populations.
| Pakistan | Cameroon | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exposed and MetS N = 100 |
Non-Exposed and MetS N = 90 |
Exposed but No MetS N = 120 |
p Value | Exposed and MetS N = 108 |
Non-Exposed and MetS N = 95 |
Exposed but No MetS N = 112 |
p Value | |
| Tchosl * (mg/dL) | 260 ± 60 b | 200 ± 51 a | 200 ± 54 a | <0.001 | 300 ± 58 b | 251 ± 62 a | 263 ± 80 a | <0.001 |
| HDL *# (mg/dL) |
46 ± 6 a | 64 ± 9 c | 58 ± 12 a | <0.001 | 39 ± 4 a | 48 ± 11 a | 47 ± 17 a | >0.05 |
| LDL * (mg/dL) |
170 ± 7 b | 130 ± 10 a | 136 ± 8 a | <0.001 | 201 ± 64 b | 184 ± 39 a | 180 ± 54 a | <0.05 |
| Lp(a) * (mg/dL) |
30.12 ± 2.30 c | 15.31 ± 2.49 a | 22.22 ± 5.23 b | <0.01 | 31.25 ± 7.20 b | 10.05 ± 6.30 a | 30.04 ± 6.31 b | <0.001 |
N = total number of samples, Tchosl = total cholesterol; HDL = high density lipoprotein; LDL = low density lipoprotein; Lp(a) = Lipoparticule a. a,b,c = statistical difference of post hoc test (Anova one way). Results are in mean ± SD. * statistically significant (p ≤ 0.05), # only Cameroonian group is statistically significant (p ≤ 0.05).