Association of dyslipidemia with intervertebral disc degeneration: a case–control study

Table 2 The concentrations of serum lipids and lipoproteins in the two groups (mmol/L)

Serum lipids	Disc herniation	Control group	t value	P value
TC (mmol/L)	4.67 ± 0.88	4.05 ± 0.84	8.379	< 0.001***
TG (mmol/L)	1.78 ± 1.17	1.38 ± 0.88	4.435	< 0.001***
LDL-C (mmol/L)	2.93 ± 0.81	2.43 ± 0.77	7.738	< 0.001***
HDL-C (mmol/L)	1.25 ± 0.34	1.19 ± 0.32	1.910	0.057
nonHDL-C (mmol/L)	3.42 ± 0.85	2.85 ± 0.80	3.970	< 0.001***
ApoB (g/L)	0.93 ± 0.21	0.82 ± 0.21	6.235	< 0.001***
ApoA1 (g/L)	1.33 ± 0.24	1.25 ± 0.23	3.970	< 0.001***
Atherogenic index (%)	2.96 ± 1.14	2.59 ± 1.06	3.963	< 0.001***

TC Total Cholesterol, TG Triglyceride, LDL-C Low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, HDL-C High-density lipoprotein-cholesterol level, nonHDL-C Non-high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, ApoB Apolipoprotein B, ApoB A1 Apolipoprotein A1,***P < 0.001

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