Research Article

Postmenopausal Women with Breast, Endometrial, and Ovarian Cancers Have an Increased Risk for Cardiovascular Conditions prior to Active Endocrine Therapy

Table 2

Prevalence of dyslipidemia among cancer patients.

(%)TotalBreast cancerEndometrial cancerOvarian cancer value

Dyslipidemia6739 (62.8)4896 (61.3)919 (66.8)924 (67.5)<0.001
Elevated TC1719 (16.0)1388 (17.4)187 (13.6)144 (10.5)<0.001
Elevated TG1526 (14.6)1199 (15.0)236 (17.2)127 (9.3)<0.001
Elevated LDL-C780 (7.3)608 (7.6)102 (7.4)70 (5.1)<0.001
Decreased HDL-C4730 (44.1)3249 (40.7)706 (51.3)775 (56.6)<0.001
Elevated TC+elevated TG479 (4.5)382 (4.8)61 (4.4)36 (2.6)0.002
Elevated TC+elevated LDL-C739 (6.9)579 (7.2)95 (6.9)65 (4.7)0.003
Elevated TC+decreased HDL-C224 (2.1)150 (1.9)38 (2.8)36 (2.6)0.034
Elevated TG+elevated LDL-C217 (2.0)172 (2.2)26 (1.9)19 (1.4)0.166
Elevated TG+decreased HDL-C678 (6.3)484 (6.1)132 (9.6)62 (4.5)<0.001
Elevated LDL-C+decreased HDL-C126 (1.2)81 (1.0)27 (2.0)18 (1.3)0.009

HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglycerides.