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Table 3 Incidence of cancer according to high-density cholesterol level (during follow-up, all patients)

From: Cardiovascular and cancer events in hyper-high-density lipoprotein cholesterolemic patients: a post hoc analysis of the MEGA study

Cancer type

High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dL)

No. of patients (%)

p

All

≤ 60

164/4896 (3.3)

0.5654

> 60 to ≤ 90

77/2697 (2.9)

 

> 90 to ≤ 120

6/225 (2.7)

 

> 120

0/14 (0.0)

 

Digestive organs

≤ 60

80/4896 (1.6)

0.6998

> 60 to ≤ 90

38/2697 (1.4)

 

> 90 to ≤ 120

5/225 (2.2)

 

> 120

0/14 (0.0)

 

Respiratory organs

≤ 60

13/4896 (0.3)

0.7093

> 60 to ≤ 90

10/2697 (0.4)

 

> 90 to ≤ 120

0/225 (0.0)

 

> 120

0/14 (0.0)

 

Breast

≤ 60

14/3045 (0.5)

0.7375

> 60 to ≤ 90

12/2119 (0.6)

 

> 90 to ≤ 120

0/185 (0.0)

 

> 120

0/7 (0.0)

 

Female reproductive organs

≤ 60

18/3045 (0.6)

0.3139

> 60 to ≤ 90

6/2119 (0.3)

 

> 90 to ≤ 120

0/185 (0.0)

 

> 120

0/7 (0.0)

 

Other

≤ 60

46/4896 (0.9)

0.2190

> 60 to ≤ 90

14/2697 (0.5)

 

> 90 to ≤ 120

1/225 (0.4)

 

> 120

0/14 (0.0)