Research Article
Impact of Alexithymia on the Lipid Profile in Major Depressed Individuals
Table 5
Lipid profile according to alexithymic status (
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| | Whole sample () | Depression without alexithymia () | Depression with alexithymia () | value |
| | Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 185.5 (163.0–16.0) | 179.5 (156.0–208.0) | 190.0 (166.0–226.0) | 0.011 | | HDL-C (mg/dL) | 52.0 (44.0–62.0) | 52.0 (45.0–65.0) | 52.0 (43.0–61.0) | 0.226 | | Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 110.0 (79.0–164.0) | 99.5 (71.0–135.5) | 118.5 (85.0–178.0) | 0.001 | | Median (P25-P75) | Median (P25-P75) | Median (P25-P75) | Wilcoxon test |
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HDL-C = high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
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