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Table 1 Profile of serum lipids and apolipoproteins in HCV-positive and HCV-negative subjects

From: APOB codon 4311 polymorphism is associated with hepatitis C virus infection through altered lipid metabolism

  

Normal range

HCV+

HCV-

P-value

TC

(mg/dl)

120.0–219.0

169.4 ± 31.3

207.2 ± 32.0

< 0.001

LDL-C

(mg/dl)

65.0–139.0

96.8 ± 24.3

124.8 ± 29.5

< 0.001

HDL-C

(mg/dl)

40.0–90.0

53.1 ± 18.5

62.9 ± 17.6

< 0.001

TG

(mg/dl)

30.0–149.0

106.6 ± 52.2

98.3 ± 56.6

0.173

APOA1

(mg/dl)

120.0–160.0

139.6 ± 31.3

155.2 ± 29.2

< 0.001

APOA2

(mg/dl)

25.0–34.6

29.6 ± 5.5

30.8 ± 4.9

0.022

APOB

(mg/dl)

70.0–106.0

77.2 ± 17.9

96.7 ± 22.8

< 0.001

APOC2

(mg/dl)

1.6–4.2

2.1 ± 1.0

4.0 ± 1.7

< 0.001

APOC3

(mg/dl)

5.6–9.5

6.0 ± 2.3

9.2 ± 3.1

< 0.001

APOE

(mg/dl)

2.7–4.5

4.4 ± 1.1

4.7 ± 1.2

0.011

  1. Data represent mean and standard deviation values and P-values were calculated using Student’s t-test