Association between Serum Ferritin and Blood Lipids: Influence of Diabetes and hs-CRP Levels

Table 3

Blood lipid values according to hs-CRP levels and ferritin status in patients without diabetes and in patients with diabetes.

	Total
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD		Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD		Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
	Patients without diabetes
TG (mmol/L)	1.27	0.94	1.54	1.26	2.44	2.17	<0.0001	1.22	0.85	1.51	1.23	2.44	2.20	<0.0001	1.81	1.68	1.74	1.38	2.43	2.06	<0.0001
TC (mmol/L)	4.56	1.02	4.81	0.97	5.11	1.08	<0.0001	4.52	0.93	4.78	0.95	5.07	1.02	<0.0001	5.00	1.77	4.99	1.03	5.28	1.28	0.0203
HDL-C (mmol/L)	1.51	0.40	1.46	0.48	1.33	0.45	<0.0001	1.51	0.39	1.47	0.49	1.33	0.44	<0.0001	1.61	0.50	1.38	0.41	1.32	0.47	0.0032
LDL-C (mmol/L)	2.77	0.93	2.96	0.95	3.00	1.10	<0.0001	2.76	0.84	2.94	0.94	2.97	1.04	0.0008	2.94	1.73	3.11	0.98	3.16	1.28	0.5896
Patients with diabetes
TG (mmol/L)	1.65	0.83	2.24	1.93	3.50	3.08	<0.0001	1.65	0.88	2.06	1.50	3.58	3.53	<0.0001	1.69	0.78	2.62	2.56	3.37	2.13	0.1216
TC (mmol/L)	5.17	1.35	5.32	1.10	5.42	1.23	0.5712	5.15	1.48	5.34	1.06	5.35	1.22	0.8664	5.23	0.57	5.28	1.17	5.54	1.24	0.3529
HDL-C (mmol/L)	1.35	0.42	1.35	0.52	1.28	1.23	0.5552	1.38	0.45	1.40	0.59	1.19	0.34	0.0041	1.22	0.24	1.25	0.34	1.43	1.99	0.5313
LDL-C (mmol/L)	3.40	1.21	3.33	1.18	3.04	1.25	0.0305	3.35	1.29	3.39	1.23	2.93	1.29	0.0072	3.63	0.95	3.22	1.08	3.23	1.17	0.8753

Data are given as the mean and SD for continuous variables.