Serum lipids | Group I (intracranial stenosis) | Group II (extracranial stenosis) | Group III (no stenosis) | P value | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Count | % | Count | % | Count | % | |||
Cholesterol (mg/dl) | Normal | 16 | 53.3 | 15 | 50 | 22 | 73.3 | 0.1 |
Abnormal | 14 | 46.7 | 15 | 50 | 8 | 26.7 | ||
LDL-cholesterol (mg/dl) | Normal | 15 | 50 | 13 | 43.3 | 22 | 73.3 | 0.04* |
Abnormal | 15 | 50 | 17 | 56.7 | 8 | 26.7 | ||
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dl) | Normal | 9 | 30 | 5 | 16.7 | 13 | 43.3 | 0.07 |
Abnormal | 21 | 70 | 25 | 83.3 | 17 | 56.7 | ||
Triglycerides (mg/dl) | Normal | 18 | 60 | 19 | 63.3 | 22 | 73.3 | 0.5 |
Abnormal | 12 | 40 | 11 | 36.7 | 8 | 26.7 |