Table 2.
Serum Lipids | Adult Obese (N = 48) | Adolescent Obese (N = 48) | ||||
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Control (N = 25) | Case (N = 23) | Significance of difference (Mean Difference) | Control (N = 25) | Case (N = 23) | Significance of difference (Mean Difference) | |
Cholesterol (mg/dl) |
152.13 ± 14.78 | 147.03 ± 13.23 | 5.10 NS | 158.27 ± 11.12 | 153.40 ± 12.58 | 4.87NS |
VLDL (mg/dl) |
26.47 ± 2.57 | 25.27 ± 2.03 | 1.20 NS | 26.60 ± 2.23 | 25.88 ± 2.80 | 0.72 NS |
LDL (mg/dl) | 88 ± 8.90 | 86.43 ± 12.86 | 1.57 NS | 96.54 ± 6.41 | 99.19 ± 4.48 | 2.65 NS |
Triglycerides (mg/dl) |
131.24 ± 11.65 | 124.85 ± 10.48 | 6.39 NS | 156.36 ± 12.88 | 160.35 ± 16.36 | 3.99 NS |
HDL (mg/dl) |
42.76 ± 3.25 | 40.86 ± 3.94 | 1.90 NS | 41.48 ± 2.32 | 42.87 ± 3.97 | 1.39 NS |
NS—p > 0.05