Atherogenic Index of Plasma and Anthropometric Measurements among Osteoporotic Postmenopausal Sudanese Women: Possible Risk for Cardiovascular Disease
Table 2
Lipid profile of normal T-score, osteopenic, and osteoporotic postmenopausal Sudanese women.
Normal T-score n = 80, 26.6%
Osteopenia n = 110, 37.7%
Osteoporosis n = 110, 37.7%
Total n = 300
value
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)
Mean (SD)#
173.6 (38.1)
174.6 (44.3)
181.9 (41.3)
177.0 (41.6)
Median (S.E.M)
176.0 (4.2)
170.5 (4.2)
182.5 (3.9)
177.0 (2.4)
0.124
Q1–Q3
146.7–197.5
141.0–194.2
159.7–200.0
149.2–199.0
TC classification
Normal <200.0
61.0 (76.3)‡
85.0 (77.3)
81.0 (73.6)
227.0 (75.7)
0.712a
Borderline 200.0–239.0
16.0 (20.0)
17.0 (15.5)
20.0 (18.2)
53.0 (17.7)
High ≥240.0
3.0 (3.8)
8.0 (7.3)
9.0 (8.2)
20.0 (6.7)
Triglycerides (mg/dL)
Mean (SD)#
125.7 (39.7)
120.0 (51.4)
123.3 (49.8)
122.7 (47.9)
Median (SEM) †
119.0 (4.4)
109.0 (4.9)
108.5 (4.7)
111.0(2.7)
0.293
Q1–Q3
101.2–150.7
89.0–141.7
86.5–154.2
90.0–150.0
TG classification
Normal <150.0
59.0 (73.8)‡
88.0 (80.0)
76.0 (69.1)
223.0 (74.3)
0.307a
Borderline high 150.0–199.0
16.0 (20.0)
15.0 (13.6)
21.0 (19.1)
52.0 (17.3)
≥200.0
5.0 (6.3)
7.0 (6.4)
13.0 (11.8)
25.0 (8.3)
LDL-C (mg/dL)
Mean (SD)# mg/dL
93.9 (27.0)
92.5 (32.8)
99.5 (32.1)
95.4 (31.1)
Median (SEM) †
90.5 (3.0)
88.3 (3.1)
99.0 (3.0)
93.0 (1.8)
0.169
Q1–Q3
75.7–112.7
71.0–110.0
74.7–118.5
74.0–115.0
LDL-C classification
Normal <130.0
70.0 (88.6)‡
96.0 (87.3)
92.0 (83.6)
258.0 (86.3)
0.596a
Borderline high 130.0–159.0
8.0 (10.1)
9.0 (8.2)
14.0 (12.7)
31.0 (10.4)
High 160.0–189.0
1.0 (1.3)
5.0 (4.5)
4.0 (3.6)
10.0 (3.3)
HDL-C (mg/dL)
Mean (SD)# mg/dL
50.2 (15.5)
47.8 (15.7)
48.9 (15.0)
48.8 (15.3)
Median (S.E.M)†
47.0 (1.7)
45.5 (1.4)
47.0 (1.4)
46.5 (0.8)
0.470
Q1–Q3
39.0–61.0
35.0–57.5
38.0–58.0
37.0–58.0
HDL-C classification
Low ≤40.0
24.0 (30.0)
44.0 (40.0)
36.0 (32.7)
104.0 (34.7)
0.510a
Borderline low 59.0–41.0
34.0 (42.5)
40.0 (36.4)
50.0 (45.5)
124.0 (41.3)
Optimal ≥60.0
22.0 (27.5)‡
26.0 (23.6)
24.0 (21.8)
72.0 (24.0)
Atherogenic index of plasma
Mean (SD)
0.037 (0.1)
0.033 (0.1)
0.026 (0.2)
0.032 (0.1)
0.928†
Median (S.E.M)†
0.040 (0.01)
0.010 (0.01)
−0.002 (0.02)
0.017 (0.01)
Q1–Q3
−0.087–0.135
−0.094–0.139
−0.130–0.159
−0.111–0.142
AIP classification
Low risk <0.1
52.0 (65.0)‡
78.0 (70.9)
70.0 (63.6)
200.0 (66.7)
0.137a
Medium risk 0.1–0.24
20.0 (25.0)
13.0 (11.8)
22.0 (20.0)
55.0 (18.3)
High risk >0.24
8.0 (10.0)
19.0 (17.3)
18.0 (16.4)
45.0 (15.0)
#Mean, geometric mean; SD, standard deviation; †median; S.E.M, standard error of mean; Q1–Q3 interquartile ranges; ‡values are numbers and percentages; † value was obtained using ANOVA test with post hoc multiple comparison analysis to compare between means; value was obtained using the Kruskal–Wallis test to compare between medians; a value was obtained using the chi-square test to compare between frequencies.
