Features of the Lipid Profile in Patients with Arterial Hypertension and Cardiovascular Diseases According to Smoking Status

Table 2: Comparison of groups by lipid spectrum.

-	Smokers		Non-Smokers		Past-Smokers		p-value
-	Mean (Std.Dev.)	Median [Lower; Upper]	Mean (Std.Dev.)	Median [Lower; Upper]	Mean (Std.Dev.)	Median [Lower; Upper]	p-value
TCH	5.66 (1.14)	5.50 [5.00; 6.09]	4.92 (1.16)	4.80 [4.00; 5.80]	5.16 (1.49)	4.70 [4.05; 6.10]	0.0105
LDL-C	3.59 (1.01)	3.69 [2.85; 4.34]	3.09 (1.14)	3.00 [2.22; 3.69]	3.15 (1.21)	2.77 [2.39; 3.89]	0.0437
HDL-C	1.32 (1.17)	1.17 [0.99; 1.31]	1.24 (0.30)	1.20 [1.03; 1.41]	1.21 (0.25)	1.22 [1.03; 1.35]	0.3475
TG	1.91 (1.01)	1.68 [0.97; 2.37]	1.38 (1.07)	1.18 [0.87; 1.59]	1.69 (1.34)	1.31 [0.99; 1.79]	0.0073

TCH – total cholesterol; LDL-C – low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C – high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG – triglycerides.