Table 2

Comparison of serum lipid levels between ARC and control group, stratified according to gender

	ARC group	Control group	t value	P value
LDL-C (mmol/L)	2.65±0.93	2.46±0.64	2.461	0.014
Male	2.45±0.85	2.43±0.60	0.184	0.854
Female	2.82±0.97	2.49±0.67	2.894	0.004
TG (mmol/L)	1.56±1.25	1.18±0.35	4.238	<0.001
Male	1.54±1.42	1.15±0.36	2.609	0.010
Female	1.57±1.10	1.22±0.35	3.364	0.001
HDL-C (mmol/L)	1.14±0.43	1.19±0.28	1.201	0.231
Male	1.10±0.48	1.10±0.28	0.064	0.949
Female	1.18±0.39	1.28±0.25	2.158	0.032
APOA (mmol/L)	1.34±0.23	1.28±0.36	2.270	0.024
Male	1.30±0.23	1.22±0.36	1.983	0.048
Female	1.39±0.22	1.33±0.35	1.649	0.101
APOB (mmol/L)	0.85±0.26	0.86±0.19	0.772	0.441
Male	0.81±0.25	0.83±0.18	0.757	0.450
Female	0.87±0.26	0.89±0.19	0.590	0.556
CHO (mmol/L)	4.47±1.78	4.26±0.79	2.146	0.032
Male	4.21±1.10	4.03±0.69	1.438	0.152
Female	4.67±1.20	4.49±0.81	1.275	0.204

Data are expressed as mean±SD deviation. Independent samples t-test was used.
APOA, apolipoprotein A; APOB, apolipoprotein B; ARC, age-related cataract; CHO, cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG, triglyceride.