Correlation between Cholesterol, Triglycerides, Calculated, and Measured Lipoproteins: Whether Calculated Small Density Lipoprotein Fraction Predicts Cardiovascular Risks
Table 1
Gender-wise comparison of various lipid indices.
Parameter
Gender
Mean
Std. deviation
Sig. (2-tailed)
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)
Male
110
4.54
0.59
0.171
Female
122
4.43
0.62
Fasting triglycerides (mmol/L)
Male
110
1.69
0.82
0.112
Female
122
1.53
0.67
HDLc (mmol/L)
Male
109
0.91
0.21
0.000
Female
121
1.04
0.28
mLDLc (mmol/L)
Male
108
2.71
0.68
0.583
Female
122
2.66
0.76
Non-HDLc (mmol/L)
Male
110
3.63
0.58
0.008
Female
122
3.41
0.68
cLDLc (mmol/L)
Male
110
2.88
0.51
0.017
Female
122
2.70
0.57
sdLDLc (mmol/L)
Male
110
0.82
0.35
0.676
Female
122
0.80
0.35
lbLDLc (mmol/L)
Male
110
1.84
0.56
0.818
Female
122
1.86
0.50
sdLDLc/lbLDLc
Male
110
0.50
0.55
0.486
Female
122
0.45
0.37
LDL-c/HDLc
Male
109
3.08
0.94
0.002
Female
121
2.70
0.91
VLDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)
Male
110
0.34
0.16
0.112
Female
122
0.31
0.13
Measured using independent sample -test (SPSS); measured LDL-cholesterol (mLDLc) by cholesterol esterase method; calculated LDL-cholesterol (cLDLc) by Friedewald’s formula; small density LDL-cholesterol (sdLDLc) by Srisawasdi et al. regression equation; large buoyant LDL-cholesterol (lbLDLc) by Srisawasdi et al. regression equation.