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 3

Factors associated with high TC, TG, and VLDL and low HDL in sickle cell disease patients.

Parameters	TC ≥ 5.0 mmol/L	value	TG ≥ 1.70 mmol/L	value	VLDL ≥ 1.04	value	HDL < 1.10 mmol/L	value
	OR (95% CI)		OR (95% CI)		OR (95% CI)		OR (95% CI)
Age (years)	1.12 (0.62–1.67)	0.943	1.03 (0.77–1.38)	0.837	1.21 (0.95–1.52)	0.119	0.97 (0.85–1.12)	0.696
BMI (kg/m^2)	0.71 (0.30–1.71)	0.444	0.80 (0.52–1.23)	0.309	0.75 (0.50–1.12)	0.154	0.89 (0.73–1.07)	0.200
SBP	95.46 (—)	0.993	0.85 (0.69–1.06)	0.154	0.74 (0.60–0.93)	0.010	0.87 (0.76–0.98)	0.260
DBP	0.68 (0.14–3.19)	0.621	1.26 (0.91–1.74)	0.166	1.45 (1.05–2.00)	0.023	1.12 (0.97–1.29)	0.130