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Table 2 The lipid profiles between men and women with diabetes

From: Characteristics of lipid profiles and lipid control in patients with diabetes in a tertiary hospital in Southwest China: an observational study based on electronic medical records

Lipid profiles (mmol/L)

Gender

p

Men

Women

LDL-C, n (%)

  

< 0.001

 < 2.59

19,057 (63.8)

10,765 (56.9)

 

 ≥2.59

6941 (23.2)

4876 (25.8)

 

 ≥3.37

2776 (9.3)

2228 (11.8)

 

 ≥4.14

764 (2.6)

731 (3.9)

 

 ≥4.92

328 (1.1)

304 (1.6)

 

TG, n (%)

  

< 0.001

 < 1.70

20,065 (67.2)

11,437 (60.5)

 

 ≥1.70

4323 (14.5)

3293 (17.4)

 

 ≥2.26

4581 (15.3)

3656 (19.3)

 

 ≥5.65

898 (3.0)

518 (2.7)

 

HDL-C, n (%)

  

< 0.001

 Men < 1.04; women < 1.30

13,619 (45.6)

10,808 (57.2)

 

 Men ≥1.04; women ≥1.30

12,521 (41.9)

6014 (31.8)

 

 Men ≥1.55; women ≥1.81

3727 (12.5)

2082 (11.0)

 

Non-HDL-C, n (%)

  

< 0.001

 < 3.37

19,973 (66.9)

11,492 (60.8)

 

 ≥3.37

5587 (18.7)

3950 (20.9)

 

 ≥4.14

2577 (8.6)

2030 (10.7)

 

 ≥4.92

1730 (5.8)

1431 (7.6)

 
  1. Abbreviations: LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, TG triglyceride, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, non-HDL-C non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol
  2. Chi-square tests of proportions