Normal Non-HDL Cholesterol, Low Total Cholesterol, and HDL Cholesterol Levels in Sickle Cell Disease Patients in the Steady State: A Case-Control Study of Tema Metropolis

Table 2

BMI and lipid profiles in participants stratified by the type of haemoglobin variants.

Parameter	Sickling phenotype			value
	AA	SC	SS
	()	()	()
BMI (kg/m^2)				0.009
BMI, n (%)				0.181
Underweight	9 (18.0)	4 (33.3)	11 (28.9)
Normal	26 (52.0)	7 (58.3)	23 (60.5)
Overweight	11 (22.0)	0 (0.0)	4 (10.5)
Obese	4 (8.0)	1 (8.3)	0 (0.0)
Blood pressure (mmHg)
SBP				<0.0001
DBP				0.001
Lipid profile
TC (mmol/L)				0.001
TG (mmol/L)				0.989
LDL-C (mmol/L)				0.581
VLDL-C (mmol/L)				0.241
HDL-C (mmol/L)				<0.0001
Non-HDL-C (mmol/L)				0.533
TG/HDL ratio				0.035

different from the control group (AA) (). different from the group (SC) ().