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Table 4 Lipid level among participants with FH on and off cholesterol-lowering medication

From: The prevalence and related factors of familial hypercholesterolemia in rural population of China using Chinese modified Dutch Lipid Clinic Network definition

 

FH category

Definite/probable

Possible

Unlikely

Off

On

Off

On

Off

On

Chinese modified DLCN, n

126

13

7551

471

29,673

1371

TC (mmol/L)

8.21 (1.11)

9.09 (1.73)

5.91 (0.75)

5.93 (0.80)

4.45 (0.76)

4.45 (0.89)

TG (mmol/L)

2.02 (1.09)

2.65 (1.59)

1.76 (0.87)a

2.02 (0.99)

1.62 (1.15)a

2.21 (1.51)

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.42 (0.33)

1.45 (0.35)

1.38 (0.32)a

1.34 (0.30)

1.31 (0.34)a

1.22 (0.33)

LDL-C (mmol/L)

6.44 (0.70)

7.18 (2.01)

3.99 (0.52)

3.97 (0.60)

2.57 (0.55)a

2.45 (0.64)

  1. aP < 0.05 for the difference between participants off and on cholesterol-lowering medication among FH categories