Sexual Dimorphism and Sex-2D : 4D Interactions on Fasting Lipid Variables in an Adult Ghanaian Population

Table 1

General characteristics of the study population.

Variable	Female	Male	value
BMI (kg/m^2)			0.001
TCHOL (mmol/L)			0.587
TRIG (mmol/L)			0.209
HDL-C (mmol/L)			0.595
LDL-C (mmol/L)			0.556
VLDL-C (mmol/L)			0.207
CR			0.195
2D : 4DR			0.304
2D : 4DL			0.071
Dr-l			0.001

Results are presented as the . Male and female variables were compared using unpaired Student’s -test (2-tailed). The Dr-l was compared to zero using the one-tailed one sample -test. Significance was measured at . TCHOL: total cholesterol; TRIG: triglycerides; HDL: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; VLDL: very low-density lipoprotein; C: cholesterol; CR: coronary risk; BMI: body mass index.