Table 3.
Differences in the lipid profile of patients with COVID-19 by degree of severity.
| Variable | Global (n = 43) |
Mild-moderate (n = 10) |
Severe (n = 17) |
Critical (n = 16) |
p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median (range) | |||||
| Triglyceride (mg/dL) | 140 (72.513) | 142.5 (89–231) | 132.5 (83–288) | 167 (72–513) | 0.421 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 142.5 (70–283) | 152 (70–192) | 128 (80–283) | 136 (71–198) | 0.732 |
| HDL c (mg/dL) | 29.5 (10.4–76.5) | 39.9 (20.1–51.6) | 27.6 (19.3–63.5) | 22.15 (10.4–56.5)a | 0.018 |
| LDL c (mg/dL) | 76.4 (25–166) | 71.3 (28.1–120) | 78 (38.6–166) | 79.45 (25–125) | 0.903 |
| Tg/HDL c | 5 (1.3–26.4) | 3.45 (2.5–7.2) | 5 (1.8–8.2) | 7.5 (1.3–26.4)a | 0.034 |
Table 3: The value of p was derived from Kruskal–Wallis test. Statistical significance p values are shown in bold (p < 0.05).
Abbreviations: HDL c, High-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL c, Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; Tg/HDL c, Triglyceride/High-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio.
a
Games-Howell post-hoc test (p < 0.05).