Relationship between Blood Lipid Profiles and Risk of Lupus Nephritis in Children

Table 2

Blood lipid profile levels of the study groups.

Blood lipid profiles	LN group (N = 65)	Non-LN group (N = 69)	Healthy group (N = 70)	value
TC ( ± s, mmol/L)	5.22 ± 1.88^ab	4.20 ± 1.08^d	3.94 ± 0.62	0.001
TG ( ± s, mmol/L)	2.27 ± 1.31^ab	1.34 ± 0.59^c	0.71 ± 0.41	0.001
HDL-C ( ± s, mmol/L)	1.10 ± 0.48^ae	1.06 ± 0.44^c	1.52 ± 0.31	0.541
LDL-C ( ± s, mmol/L)	3.05 ± 1.38^ab	2.37 ± 0.84^c	1.91 ± 0.52	0.001
VLDL-C ( ± s, mmol/L)	0.47 ± 0.27^ab	0.27 ± 0.12^c	0.14 ± 0.08	0.001
NEFA ( ± s, mmol/L)	0.45 ± 0.32^de	0.52 ± 0.30^d	0.54 ± 0.25	0.137

Note. a: compared with the healthy group, ; b: compared with the non-LN group, ; c: compared with the healthy group, ; d: compared with the healthy group, ; e: compared with the non-LN group, . Abbreviations: TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; VLDL-C: very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; NEFA: nonesterified fatty acid.