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Table 1 Blood lipid levels of adult COVID-19 patients and control

From: Low high-density lipoprotein level is correlated with the severity of COVID-19 patients: an observational study

 

Normal range

Control

(n = 1140)

All patients

(n = 228)

P value

Age, median (IQR), y

 

45.5 (36.0–60.8)

45.5 (36.0–60.8)

1.000

Sex (male/female)

 

575/565

115/113

1.000

Total cholesterol, median (IQR), mmol/L

2.33–5.69

4.65 (3.92, 5.49)

3.76 (3.22, 4.26)

0.031

Triglyceride, median (IQR), mmol/L

0.25–1.71

1.21 (0.93, 1.36)

1.08 (0.78, 1.44)

<  0.001

HDL-C, median (IQR), mmol/L

0.90–1.94

1.37 (1.22, 1.51)

0.78 (0.66, 0.97)

<  0.001

LDL-C, median (IQR), mmol/L

0.60–4.14

2.83 (2.27, 3.39)

2.63 (2.21, 3.09)

< 0.001

  1. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant (marked in bold)
  2. COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019; HDL-C High-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; IQR Inter-quartile range
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