Correlation between Cholesterol, Triglycerides, Calculated, and Measured Lipoproteins: Whether Calculated Small Density Lipoprotein Fraction Predicts Cardiovascular Risks
Table 5
Comparison of lipid indices among subjects with or without hypertension.
Lipid parameter
Hypertension
Mean rank
Asymp. sig.
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)
Absent
205
116.43
0.966
Present
27
117.02
Fasting triglycerides (mmol/L)
Absent
205
115.18
0.409
Present
27
126.52
HDLc (mmol/L)
Absent
203
115.47
0.985
Present
27
115.72
mLDLc (mmol/L)
Absent
204
115.98
0.760
Present
26
111.75
Non-HDLc (mmol/L)
Absent
205
116.85
0.825
Present
27
113.81
cLDLc (mmol/L)
Absent
205
118.01
0.345
Present
27
105.04
sdLDLc (mmol/L)
Absent
205
116.06
0.783
Present
27
119.85
lbLDLc (mmol/L)
Absent
205
117.85
0.399
Present
27
106.26
sdLDLc/lbLDLc
Absent
205
116.70
0.903
Present
27
115.02
mLDLc/HDLc
Absent
203
116.43
0.561
Present
27
108.50
VLDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)
Absent
205
115.18
0.409
Present
27
126.52
As per Friedewald’s equation; measured using nonparametric test (SPSS); small density LDL-cholesterol (sdLDLc) by Srisawasdi et al. regression equation; large buoyant LDL-cholesterol (lbLDLc) by Srisawasdi et al. regression equation.
