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Table 2 Comparison of lipid profile of the hyperthyroid patients with control group

From: A comparative study on serum lipid levels in patients with thyroid dysfunction: a single-center experience in Ethiopia

Parameters

Hyperthyroid patients (N = 40)

Control(n = 100)

p-value

TG(mg/dl)

84.07 ± 3.12

91.6 ± 9.14

0.01

TC (mg/dl)α

128.57 ± 13.54

149.76 ± 14.9

0.001

HDL-C (mg/dl)

44.02 ± 3.42

44.6 ± 4.3

0.21

LDL-C (mg/dl)

70.63 ± 13.67

81.6 ± 13.8

0.039

VLDL-C(mg/dl)α

17.14 ± 0.6

17.68 ± 0.93

0.4

LDL-C/HDL-C ratio

1.75 ± 0.4

2.62 ± 0.3

0.06

  1. TG Triglycerides, HDL High density lipoprotein, LDL Low density lipoprotein. TC Total cholesterol, α P-value derived from Mann–Whitney U-test, * p-value < 0.05 is considered as statistically significant
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BMC Endocrine Disorders

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