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. 2022 Dec 31;21:150. doi: 10.1186/s12944-022-01766-z

Table 1.

Baseline of patients with differential HDL-C levels

Factor Before matching After matching
HDL-low
n = 31
HDL-normal
n = 30
P HDL-low
n = 23
HDL-normal
n = 23
P
Sex
Male 25 (80.6) 18 (60.0) 0.097 18 (78.3) 18 (78.3) 1.000
Female 6 (19.4) 12 (40.0) 5 (21.7) 5 (21.7)
Age
< 60 yr 8 (25.8) 12 (40.0) 0.283 7 (30.4) 7 (30.4) 1.000
≥ 60 yr 23 (74.2) 18 (60.0) 16 (69.6) 16 (69.6)
Tumor location
Upper 1/3 6 (19.4) 3 (10.0) 0.223 5 (21.7) 3 (13.0) 0.536
Middle 1/3 8 (25.8) 14 (46.7) 6 (26.1) 9 (39.1)
Lower 1/3 17 (54.8) 13 (43.3) 12 (52.2) 11 (47.8)
Tumor size, cm
< 3 cm 8 (25.8) 13 (43.3) 0.184 8 (34.8) 8 (34.8) 1.000
≥ 3 cm 23 (74.2) 17 (56.7) 15 (65.2) 15 (65.2)
Histological differentiation
Well 3 (9.7) 1 (3.3) 0.779 2 (8.7) 1 (4.3) 0.818
Moderate 13 (41.9) 13 (43.3) 9 (39.1) 11 (47.8)
Poor 15 (48.4) 16 (53.3) 12 (52.2) 11 (47.8)
T
T1 6 (19.4) 7 (23.3) 0.849 6 (26.1) 6 (26.1) 1.000
T2 9 (29.0) 7 (23.3) 5 (21.7) 5 (21.7)
T3 12 (38.7) 10 (33.3) 9 (39.1) 9 (39.1)
T4 4 (12.9) 6 (20.0) 3 (13.0) 3 (13.0)
N
Negative 10 (32.3) 17 (56.7) 0.073 10 (43.5) 10 (43.5) 1.000
Positive 21 (67.7) 13 (43.3) 13 (56.5) 13 (56.5)
M
Negative 31 (100.0) 30 (100.0) - 23 (100.0) 23 (100.0) -
Positive 0 0 0 0
pStage
I 9 (29.0) 10 (33.3) 0.276 9 (39.1) 7 (30.4) 0.607
II 10 (32.3) 14 (46.7) 6 (26.1) 10 (43.5)
III 12 (38.7) 6 (20.0) 8 (34.8) 6 (26.1)

Bold: variables for propensity-score matching