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Table 3 Mean (SD) serum lipid levels by study year and gender.

From: Diet and serum lipids: changes over socio-economic transition period in Lithuanian rural population

Serum lipids

Men

Women

 

1987

1993

1999

2007

1987

1993

1999

2007

TC (mmol/l)

6.20*

(1.20)

6.05*

(1.20)

5.51

(1.27)

5.60

(1.16)

6.12*

(1.24)

6.03*

(1.24)

5.56

(1.39)

5.51

(1.14)

LDL-C(mmol/l)

4.25* a

(1.08)

3.94*

(1.03)

3.37

(1.22)

3.57

(1.03)

4.18* a

(1.13)

3.99*

(1.12)

3.37

(1.36)

3.39

(1.00)

HDL-C(mmol/l)

1.33a

(0.46)

1.46

(0.43)

1.43

(0.46)

1.30#

(0.43)

1.42 a

(0.46)

1.51

(0.47)

1.56

(0.41)

1.45#

(0.37)

TG (mmol/l)

1.41*

(0.89)

1.40*

(0.95)

1.60

(0.97)

1.63

(0.87)

1.15* a

(0.60)

1.35*

(0.75)

1.44

(0.77)

1.45

(0.60)

  1. *p < 0.001 compared to 1999 and 2007; # p < 0.001 compared to 1993 and 1999; a p < 0.001 compared to 1993 using analysis of variance and Bonferroni multiple comparison tests
  2. Estimates are age-adjusted to the 2007 Lithuanian population; SD - standard deviation;
  3. Abbreviations: TC - total cholesterol; LDL-C - low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C - high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG - triglycerides.
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