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Table 2 Number of participants for each lipid variable defined by reference values in idiopathic SSNHL patients and control subjects

From: The atherogenic index (ATH index) as a potential predictive marker of idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss: a case control study

Variable

Reference range

Number of subjects

р value 1

control subjects (n = 24)

idiopathic SSNHL patients (n = 27)

TC, mmol/L a

< 5.2

0

4 (14.8)

0.149

TG, mmol/L a

< 1.7

2 (8.3)

7 (25.9)

0.202

HDL-C, mmol/L a

< 1.0

1 (4.2)

7 (25.9)

0.081

LDL-C, mmol/L a

< 2.6

7 (29.2)

13 (48.1)

0.272

TC/HDL-C b[40]

< 4.5

3 (12.5)

6 (22.2)

0.689

apoA-I, mg/dL b[41]

> 120

7 (29.2)

13 (48.1)

0.272

apoB, mg/dL b[42]

< 120

2 (8.3)

11 (40.7)

0.020

apoB/apoA-I b[43]

< 0.9

4 (16.7)

15 (55.6)

0.010

apoE, mg/dL b[44]

> 2.7

13 (54.2)

13 (48.1)

0.882

AIP b[29]

< 0.11

1 (4.2)

7 (25.9)

0.081

ATH index b[30]

< 4.5

0

8 (29.6)

< 0.033

  1. Data are presented as the number (percentage) of subjects. 1Chi-square (χ2) test was used to estimate differences between the groups. a Reference ranges based on the NCEP ATP III Classifications [45]. b Reference ranges taken from Refs. [29, 30, 40,41,42,43,44]
  2. p-values <0.05 are shown in boldface type