Table 2.

Serum lipid profile of participants

Variable	Categories	Control	Benign Breast Disease	Breast cancer	P-value
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)		187.32 ± 18.93	190.12 ± 15.99	220.40 ± 28.09*	< 0.001
	≥ 200	15 (30)	16 (32)	39 (78)	< 0.001
	<  200	35 (70)	34 (68)	11 (22)
Low density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/ dL)		126.90 ± 15.16	127.44 ± 14.84	142.30 ± 28.43*	< 0.001
	≥ 130	22 (44)	25 (50)	41 (82)	< 0.001
	<  130	28 (56)	25 (50)	9 (18)
High-density lipoprotein (mg/ dL)		40.82 ± 6.51	41.14 ± 6.72	39.6 ± 6.98	0.485
	<  40	20 (40)	19 (38)	31 (62)	0.032
	≥ 40	30 (60)	31 (62)	19 (38)
Triglyceride (mg/dL)		129.28 ± 29.61	130.32 ± 30.15	154.92 ± 48.07*	0.001
	≥ 150	8 (16)	9 (18)	26 (52)	< 0.001
	<  150	42 (84)	41 (82)	24 (48)

Data expressed as n(%) and mean ± SD where appropriate

P-value was determined by Chi-square test and ANOVA with post-hoc analysis by Bonferroni adjustments where appropriate

* P-value significant at < 0.05 level in comparison to control and benign breast disease