Lipoprotein Lipase and PPAR Alpha Gene Polymorphisms, Increased Very-Low-Density Lipoprotein Levels, and Decreased High-Density Lipoprotein Levels as Risk Markers for the Development of Visceral Leishmaniasis by Leishmania infantum

Table 1

Levels of serum lipids in individuals exposed to Leishmania infantum from endemic area.

Lipids	Infected symptomatic individuals		Infected asymptomatic individuals		Noninfected individuals		value
		mg/dL		mg/dL		mg/dL
TC	17	121.2 ± 34.6	28	143.0 ± 42.1	36	139.9 ± 36.1	0.152
LDL-C	17	59.5 ± 30.8	28	85.5 ± 42.2	36	77.1 ± 36.0	0.083
HDL-C	17	38.3 ± 4.3*	28	39.0 ± 5.8*	36	43.0 ± 7.2	0.012
TAG	17		28	169.1 ± 62.7	36	157.9 ± 67.6	0.013
VLDL-C	17		28	33.9 ± 12.4	36	31.6 ± 13.5	0.013

TC = total cholesterol; LDL-C = low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C = density lipoprotein cholesterol; TAG = triacylglycerol; VLDL = very-low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Lipid values expressed as the mean ± SD. value analyzed by ANOVA test with the Student Newman-Keuls posttest. versus noninfected individuals; versus infected asymptomatic individuals. values in bold indicate statistically significant differences.