Table 1 Effect of SARS-CoV-2 infection on serum lipid concentrations
Author/ year | Number of subjects | Total cholesterol [mg/dl] | LDL [mg/dl] | HDL [mg/dl] | TG [mg/dl] | Conclusions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
COVID-19 (+) | COVID-19 (−) | COVID-19 (+) | COVID-19 (−) | COVID-19 (+) | COVID-19 (−) | COVID-19 (+) | COVID-19 (−) | |||
Hu et al., [34]; 2020 | 114 - COVID-19 (+)80 – COVID-19 (−) | 152* | 188 | 85.4* | 119 | 42.1* | 49.5 | 102 | 187 | HDL was significantly lower in severely ill group compared to moderate group. Total cholesterol, LDL, and TG were not different |
Wei et al., [35]; 2020 | 597 - COVID-19 (+)40 - COVID-19 (−) | 169* | 184 | 88* | 110 | 49** | 52 | No data | No data | HDL was decreased significantly in critically ill but not in severely ill patients. LDL was significantly decreased in both severely and critically ill patients |
Wang et al., [36]; 2020 | 229 - COVID-19 (+)1140 - COVID-19 (−) | 147** | 181 | 103* | 110 | 30.4** | 53.4 | 95* | 106 | HDL were lower in severely ill patients. Total cholesterol, LDL, and triglycerides were not significantly different in severely ill patients |
Wang et al., [37]; 2020 | 143 - COVID-19 (+) | No data | No data | 101 | No data | 35.1 | No data | No data | No data | HDL were lower in severely ill patients. LDL were not significantly different in severely ill patients |
Zhang et al., [38]; 2020 | 74 - COVID-19 (+)*** | 164 | No data | 101 | No data | 40.2 | No data | 111 | No data | HDL and LDL were decreased in severely ill patients |