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Table 3 Plasma lipid levels according to demographic, clinical, and therapeutic data of MDD patients with or without suicide attempt

From: Is low total cholesterol levels associated with suicide attempt in depressive patients?

Parameters

Total cholesterol (mmol/L)

Triglycerides (mmol/L)

HDL-c (mmol/L)

LDL-c (mmol/L)

Gender

 Men

  Patients without suicide attempt

4.0 ± 0.79

1.67 ± 0.60

1.01 ± 0.23

2.17 ± 1.07

  Patients with suicide attempt

3.59 ± 0.92

1.65 ± 0.41

1.10 ± 0.28

2.36 ± 1.01

 Women

  Patients without suicide attempt

4.22 ± 0.73

1.62 ± 0.59

0.98 ± 0.21

2.16 ± 1.11

  Patients with suicide attempt

3.40 ± 0.97*

1.67 ± 0.59

1.01 ± 0.41

2.06 ± 1.11

BMI (kg/m2)

 <25

  Patients without suicide attempt

4.12 ± 0.65

1.63 ± 0.60

0.99 ± 0.20

2.00 ± 1.07

  Patients with suicide attempt

3.51 ± 0.68

1.66 ± 0.56

1.09 ± 0.58

2.32 ± 1.10

 [25–30]

  Patients without suicide attempt

4.13 ± 0.76

1.65 ± 0.60

0.99 ± 0.22

2.29 ± 1.09

  Patients with suicide attempt

3.46 ± 1.10

1.68 ± 0.59

1.04 ± 0.42

2.17 ± 1.08

 ≥30

  Patients without suicide attempt

4.04 ± 1.24

1.59 ± 0.56

1.07 ± 0.162

1.71 ± 1.11

  Patients with suicide attempt

3.80 ± 0.99

1.58 ± 0.24

0.93 ± 0.32

1.80 ± 1.09

Tabac

 Non-smokers

  Patients without suicide attempt

4.19 ± 0.76

1.62 ± 0.58

0.99 ± 0.20

2.12 ± 1.11

  Patients with suicide attempt

3.48 ± 0.96*

1.69 ± 0.59

1.08 ± 0.38

2.02 ± 1.05

 Smokers

  Patients without suicide attempt

4.10 ± 0.77

1.77 ± 0.65

0.98 ± 0.26

2.35 ± 1.08

  Patients with suicide attempt

3.45 ± 0.91*

1.60 ± 0.36

0.97 ± 0.34

2.50 ± 1.16

Alcohol

 Non-consumers

  Patients without suicide attempt

4.19 ± 0.74

1.64 ± 0.60

0.99 ± 0.21

2.18 ± 1.13

  Patients with suicide attempt

3.60 ± 0.89*

1.66 ± 0.58

1.04 ± 0.34

2.12 ± 1.09

 Consumers

  Patients without suicide attempt

3.84 ± 0.80

1.60 ± 0.50

1.00 ± 0.24

2.00 ± 0.73

  Patients with suicide attempt

3.03 ± 1.13*

1.67 ± 0.28

1.04 ± 0.48

2.36 ± 1.12

Clinical subtypes

 Patients without suicide attempt

  Single episode

4.02 ± 0.74

1.64 ± 0.76

0.99 ± 0.21

2.20 ± 1.04

  Recurrent episode

4.20 ± 0.75

1.64 ± 0.61

0.99 ± 0.22

2.14 ± 1.11

 Patients with suicide attempt

  Single episode

3.47 ± 0.98

1.62 ± 0.35

1.03 ± 0.41

2.06 ± 1.04

  Recurrent episode

3.47 ± 0.94

1.75 ± 0.62

1.07 ± 0.32

2.31 ± 1.12

Severity of MDD

 Patients without suicide attempt

  Mild

4.10 ± 0.73

1.69 ± 0.69

1.00 ± 0.21

2.16 ± 1.08

  Moderate

4.18 ± 0.76

1.59 ± 0.59

0.99 ± 0.22

2.20 ± 1.12

  Severe

4.27 ± 0.90

1.83 ± 1.22

0.93 ± 0.26

1.50 ± 0.57

 Patients with suicide attempt

  Mild

–

–

–

–

  Moderate

3.51 ± 0.71

1.62 ± 0.86

0.98 ± 0.63

2.08± 0.98

  Severe

3.45 ± 0.98

1.69 ± 0.94

1.11± 0.47

2.24± 1.10

Treatments

 Patients without suicide attempt

  ISRS

4.06 ± 0.84

1.58 ± 0.55

0.98 ± 0.19

2.21 ± 1.06

  Tricyclics

4.28 ± 0.70

1.66 ± 0.68

0.99 ± 0.23

2.23 ± 1.20

  Others

4.09 ± 0.46

2.17 ± 1.06

0.98 ± 0.22

2.00 ± 0.81

 Patients with suicide attempt

  ISRS

3.49 ± 0.21

1.57 ± 0.62

1.05 ± 0.27

2.15 ± 1.13

  Tricyclics

3.64 ± 0.75

1.94 ± 0.83

0.95 ± 0.64

2.52 ± 0.67

  Others

3.25 ± 0.06

1.65 ± 0.33

1.29 ± 0.14

1.50 ± 0.70

  1. * p < 0.05