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Table 3 Lipid panel distribution according to sex

From: Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among adults without obvious cardiovascular disease in a rural community in Ekiti State, Southwest Nigeria

Variables

Male (N = 30)

Female (N = 60)

Total (N = 90)

χ2

P-Value

 

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

  

TC (mmol/L)

≤4.98

29 (96.7)

57 (95.0)

86 (95.5)

63.375

0.167

5.00–5.98

1 (3.3)

3 (5.0)

4 (4.5)

  

≥6.00

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

  

LDL–C (mmol/L)

<2.50

27 (90.0)

42 (70.0)

69 (76.6)

63.750

0.251

2.50–3.23

3 (10.0)

17 (28.3)

20 (22.3)

  

3.25–3.98

0 (0.0)

1 (1.7)

1 (1.1)

  

≥4.00

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

  

TG (mmol/L)

<3.75

27 (90.0)

52 (86.0)

79 (87.5)

60.154

0.263

3.75–4.98

3 (10.0)

8 (14.0)

11 (12.5)

  

≥5.00

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0)

  

HDL–C (mmol/L)

≤ 0.98

9 (30.0)

18 (30)

27 (30.0)

40.886

0.867

1.00 – 1.48

12 (40.0)

25 (41.7)

37 (41.2)

  

≥ 1.50

9 (30.0)

17 (28.3)

26 (28.8)

  

Incomplete result

3 (9.1)

11 (15.5)

14 (13.5)

  
  1. TC Total cholesterol, LDL-C Low density lipoprotein cholesterol, TG Triglyceride, HDL-C High density lipoprotein cholesterol.