Table 4.
Quantitative Differences in Cholesterol Levels Among Bacteremic Patients.a
| Quantitative differences among bacteremic vs nonbacteremic patients | ||||
| Overall, N = 171 | Bacteremia, n = 78 | No bacteremia, n = 93 | P value, (t test) | |
| Initial total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 102.20 (33.53) | 94.88 (27.73) | 108.24 (36.72) | .0098 |
| Initial LDL (mg/dL) | 49.90 (26.40) | 44.03 (22.20) | 54.60 (28.59) | .0104 |
| Initial HDL (mg/dL) | 27.06 (18.53) | 21.87 (16.52) | 31.42 (19.08) | .0007 |
| Initial triglycerides (mg/dL) | 125.45 (66.57) | 141.37 (78.30) | 112.47 (52.14) | .0049 |
| 48-hour total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 104.05 (32.43) | 98.48 (31.17) | 108.60 (32.91) | .0508 |
| 48-hour LDL (mg/dL) | 52.34 (24.29) | 47.42 (23.77) | 56.17 (24.13) | .0265 |
| 48-hour HDL (mg/dL) | 19.14 (15.81) | 13.34 (11.63) | 23.87 (17.20) | <.0001 |
| 48-hour triglycerides (mg/dL) | 160.68 (90.90) | 179.30 (106.41) | 145.48 (73.13) | .0195 |
| Quantitative differences among bacteremic patients by infection type | ||||
| Overall, n = 75b | Gram negative, n = 46 | Gram positive, n = 29 | P value (t test) | |
| Initial total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 94.29 (27.64) | 89.04 (25.39) | 102.71 (29.45) | .0390 |
| Initial LDL (mg/dL) | 42.86 (21.38) | 38.27 (20.39) | 50.15 (21.24) | .0226 |
| Initial HDL (mg/dL) | 22.40 (16.60) | 22.91 (16.85) | 21.59 (16.45) | .7385 |
| Initial triglycerides (mg/dL) | 141.14 (79.29) | 136.02 (68.62) | 149.18 (94.45) | .4964 |
| 48-hour total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 97.33 (29.93) | 96.50 (28.67) | 98.63 (32.31) | .7754 |
| 48-hour LDL (mg/dL) | 46.08 (22.33) | 46.29 (21.91) | 45.78 (23.33) | .9283 |
| 48-hour HDL (mg/dL) | 13.49 (11.75) | 12.38 (11.36) | 15.22 (12.36) | .3307 |
| 48-hour triglycerides (mg/dL) | 178.86 (106.57) | 189.21 (114.70) | 162.74 (92.29) | .3175 |
Abbreviations: HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.
a
Data are mean and (standard deviations).
b
Three mixed blood cultures excluded.