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Table 2 Blood lipid levels of adult severe and non-severe COVID-19 patients 

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

 

Normal range

Severe

(n = 44)

Non-severe

(n = 184)

P value

Total cholesterol, median (IQR), mmol/L

2.33–5.69

3.63 (3.04–4.15)

3.81 (3.24–4.34)

0.082

Triglyceride, median (IQR), mmol/L

0.25–1.71

1.08 (0.76–1.36)

1.09 (0.79–1.47)

0.382

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

0.90–1.94

0.69 (0.59–0.95)

0.79 (0.69–0.97)

0.032

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

0.60–4.14

2.60 (2.19–2.95)

2.65 (2.22–3.10)

0.233

  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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Lipids in Health and Disease

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