Table 2 Lipid values in the PPS patients and two reference populations
From: Elevated blood lipids are uncommon in patients with post-polio syndrome – a cross sectional study
Patients without lipid lowering drugs | All patients | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PPS | NORIP | p | PPS | Jungner et al | p | PPS | NORIP | p | |
Total cholesterol, mmol/L, all patients | 5.9(1.0) | 5.9 | 0.8 | 5.7(1.0) | 6.4 | <0.001 | 5.7(1.0) | 5.9 | 0.09 |
Total cholesterol, female | 6.1(0.9) | 5.9 | 0.07 | 6.0(1.0) | 6.5 | 0.001 | 6.0(1.0) | 5.9 | 0.7 |
Total cholesterol, male | 5.5(0.9) | 5.9 | 0.04 | 5.3(0.9) | 6.1 | <0.001 | 5.3(0.9) | 5.9 | 0.001 |
LDL, mmol/L, all patients | 3.8(0.9) | 3.6 | 0.10 | - | - | - | 3.6(0.9) | 3.6 | 0.9 |
LDL, female | 4.0(0.9) | 3.6 | 0.03 | - | - | - | 3.8(1.0) | 3.6 | 0.4 |
LDL, male | 3.6(0.8) | 3.6 | 0.8 | - | - | - | 3.4(0.8) | 3.6 | 0.1 |
HDL, mmol/L, all patients | 1.5(0.4) | 1.7 | 0.001 | - | - | - | 1.5(0.4) | 1.7 | <0.001 |
HDL, female | 1.6(0.4) | 1.8 | 0.01 | - | - | - | 1.6(0.4) | 1.8 | <0.001 |
HDL, male | 1.3(0.4) | 1.5 | 0.02 | - | - | - | 1.3(0.4) | 1.5 | 0.003 |
Triglycerides, mmol/L, all patients | 1.3(0.6) | 1.5 | 0.003 | 1.4(0.7) | 1.6 | 0.05 | 1.4(0.7) | 1.5 | 0.05 |
Triglycerides, female | 1.2(0.6) | 1.5 | 0.03 | 1.4(0.8) | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.4(0.8) | 1.5 | 0.2 |
Triglycerides, male | 1.4(0.7) | 1.5 | 0.3 | 1.4(0.6) | 1.7 | 0.007 | 1.4(0.6) | 1.5 | 0.1 |