Risk factors of metabolic syndrome among adult Sudanese sickle cell anemia patients

BMC Hematology

Table 4 Fasting Lipid Profile in Participants

Biomarker	Sickle patients (N = 30) (mean ± SD)	Control (N = 30) (mean ± SD)	Total (N = 60)	P value
F. Cholesterol	112.3 ± 43.89	98.34 ± 29.96	104.56 ± 37.10	0.17
F. TG	82.8 ± 3.96	91.37 ± 6.23	87.53 ± 5.29	0.56
F.HDL	30.2 ± 8.15	44.71 ± 1.85	37.49 ± 1.59	0.00^a
F.LDL	66.37 ± 4.06	32.32 ± 2.24	49.12 ± 3.50	0.00^a

SD standard deviation, F Fasting, TG Triglyceride, HDL High Density Lipoprotein. LDL Low Density Lipoprotein
^aStatistically significant

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