Table 3

- Comparison of lipid profile between controls and breast cancer patients in different stages of the disease.

Parameters	Control (n=20)	Stage 1&2 (n=20)	Stage 3 (n=20)	Stage 4 (n=20)
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)^*	172.95±19.24	203.70±30.91^{^†}	216.75±29.34^{^‡‡‡}	199.65±43.06^{^§}
HDL-c (mg/dl)^*	42.55±7.85	46.10±5.94	48.15±11.43	46.45±11.24
LDL-c (mg/dl)	110.5(32)	140(63.3)	141.5 (30)^{^‡‡}	119.5(47.5)
VLDL-c (mg/dl)	25.50(14)	25.50(25.5)	21.0(9)	24.0(13.5)
TG (mg/dl)	128.0(78)	126.5(127.3)	110.0(52.25)	122.0(65.75)

↵* Data expressed as mean ± SD. All other data expressed as Median (Inter Quartile Range).
↵^† control vs. stage 1&2;
^‡ control vs. stage 3;
↵^§ control vs stage 4;
^{†, §} p-value <0.05;
↵^‡‡ p-value <0.01;
↵^‡‡‡ p-value <0.001