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Table 3 Incidences of dyslipidaemia in two groups

From: Serum apolipoprotein B/apolipoprotein A1 ratio in relation to intervertebral disk herniation: a cross-sectional frequency-matched case–control study

Serum lipid

Disc degeneration N(%)

Control N(%)

P vaule

Total dyslipidaemia

20.06%

15.34%

0.008

High-TC (mmol/L)

31.19%

23.33%

< 0.0001

High-TG (mmol/L)

13.85%

23.64%

0.007

High-LDL (mmol/L)

20.17%

14.80%

0.02

Low-HDL (mmol/L)

7.52%

5.98%

0.189

Low-ApoAI(g/L)

14.90%

13.60%

0.412

High-LP(a)

28.90%

21.76%

< 0.0001

High-ApoB(g/L)

30.80%

51.14%

< 0.0001

  1. TC: total cholesterol, TG: triglycerides, LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; Lp (a): lipoprotein(a); A chi-square test were used in analysis. *P < .05. NS = not statistically significant