Table 5. Lipid profiles by group.

Value	MHNW	NWO	MHO	MUO	P *
	(n=53)	(n=29)	(n=57)	(n=44)
Cholesterol	174.13 ± 24.79	179.89 ± 29.15	180.86 ± 30.31	187.45 ± 36.18	0.19
Triglycerides	100.52 ± 49.93b	102.79 ± 64.52c	100.94 ± 33.06d	157.50 ± 47.96	< 0.001
HDL	52.18 ± 7.56a ,b	49.10 ± 7.59c	47.77 ± 9.13d	37.79 ± 6.04	< 0.001
LDL	101.15 ± 23.66b	107.20 ± 28.71	113.80 ± 28.28	120.81 ± 34.83	0.008
LDL/HDL	2.01 ± 0.77a,b	2.28 ± 0.94c	2.55 ± 0.97d	3.29 ± 1.10	< 0.001
Cholesterol/HDL	3.45 ± 1.04b	3.82 ± 1.30c	3.99 ± 1.08d	5.10 ± 1.27	< 0.001
VLDL	20.10 ± 9.98b	20.55 ± 12.90c	20.19 ± 6.61d	31.50 ± 9.59	< 0.001
AIP	0.61 ± 0.19b	0.63 ± 0.24c	0.67 ± 0.17d	0.96 ± 0.17	< 0.001

MHNW = metabolically healthy normal weight; NWO = normal weight obese; MHO = metabolically healthy obese; MUO = metabolically unhealthy obese.; HDL = High-density lipoprotein; LDL = Low-density lipoprotein; VLDL = Very-low-density lipoprotein; AIP = Atherogenic index of plasma.

^*P-value of the comparison between groups.

^asignificant difference between MHNW and MHO;

^bsignificant difference between MHNW and MUO;

^csignificant difference between NWO and MUO;

^dsignificant difference between MHO and MUO.