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Table 7 Correlation between lipid profile and no. of MRI brain T2 lesions

From: Highlights on the link between vitamin D and lipid panel in Egyptian multiple sclerosis patients

Number of brain T2 lesion

 

1–5 Lesions

6–10 Lesions

Numerous

Confluent

ANOVA

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

F

P value

Cholesterol

195.33 ± 41.32

186.65 ± 55.30

206.18 ± 46.90

250.85 ± 41.33

5.969

0.001

TG

86.27 ± 34.63

96.34 ± 37.00

107.26 ± 39.77

141.92 ± 64.64

5.205

0.002

HDL

59.55 ± 15.93

53.27 ± 16.88

56.14 ± 16.01

58.07 ± 19.47

0.598

0.617

LDL

114.83 ± 24.78

111.17 ± 47.98

127.16 ± 38.61

136.50 ± 26.69

1.950

0.126

  1. Anova analysis of variance, HDL high density lipoprotein, LDL low density lipoprotein, TC total cholesterol, TG tri-glycerides