Research Article

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

Table 3

The serum lipid control among cancer patients.

(%)TotalBreast cancerEndometrial cancerOvarian cancer value

TC (mmol/L)<0.001
Appropriate level, 5782 (53.9)4134 (51.8)775 (56.4)873 (63.8)
Borderline high, 3171 (29.5)2419 (30.3)408 (29.7)344 (25.1)
High, 1778 (16.6)1434 (18.0)192 (14.0)152 (11.1)
LDL (mmol/L)<0.001
Ideal level, 3702 (34.5)2696 (33.8)465 (33.8)541 (39.5)
Appropriate level, 4277 (39.9)3153 (39.5)559 (40/7)565 (41.3)
Borderline high, 1928 (18.0)1496 (18.7)243 (17.7)189 (13.8)
High LDL, ≥4.1 L824 (7.7)642 (8.0)108 (7.9)74 (5.4)
HDL (mmol/L)<0.001
Low HDL, <1.04730 (44.1)3249 (40.7)706 (51.3)775 (56.6)
Non-HDL (mmol/L)<0.001
Ideal level, non-3340 (32.1)2475 (31.0)432 (31.4)533 (38.9)
Appropriate level, non-3269 (30.5)2418 (30.3)426 (31.0)425 (31.0)
Borderline high, 2568 (23.9)1958 (24.5)344 (25.0)266 (19.4)
High, non-1454 (13.5)1136 (14.2)173 (12.6)145 (10.6)
TG (mmol/L)<0.001
Appropriate level, 7518 (70.1)5520 (69.1)921 (67.0)1077 (78.7)
Borderline high, 1721 (16.0)1319 (16.5)228 (16.6)174 (12.7)
High, 1492 (13.9)1148 (14.4)226 (16.4)118 (8.6)

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