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Table 3 Comparison of lipid profile of the hypothyroid patients with control group

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

Variable

Hypothyroid patients (N = 40)

Control (N = 100)

p-value

TG(mg/dl)

153.7 ± 29.01

91.6 ± 9.14

0.01

TC (mg/dl)α

258.53 ± 10.7

149.76 ± 14.9

0.01

HDL-C (mg/dl)

25.4 ± 3.47

44.6 ± 4.3

0.01

LDL-C (mg/dl)

203.81 ± 38.5

81.6 ± 13.8

0.01

VLDL-C (mg/dl)α

19.26 ± 2.02

17.68 ± 0.93

0.21

LDL-C/HDL-C ratio

8.04 ± 3.6

2.62 ± 0.3

0.001

  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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