Table 6.

Lipid profile values of smokers and non-smokers

Lipid profile parameters	Smokers (n=180)		Non-smokers (n=180)		P value
	Median (Mean)	IQR (SD)	Median (Mean)	IQR (SD)
TC mg/dL*	210.0	41.6	192.0	43.6	<0.001†
TG mg/dL	137.5	57.0	102.0	61.0	<0.001†
HDL mg/dL	38.5	15.0	40.0	14.0	0.016‡
LDL mg/dL	134.0	55.63	121.8	57.0	0.009‡
VLDL mg/dL	27.6	22.2	20.3	12.70	<0.001†
TC:HDL ratio	5.3	2.40	4.6	1.90	<0.001†

*Independent Student’s t-test and Mann-Whiteney U test

†P<0.001.

‡P<0.05.

HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; VLDL, very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.