Gender-specific association of biochemical variables with depression: a population-based case-control study from North India

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Table 2 Distribution of glucose and lipid variables among cases and controls

		Overall				χ2 p-value	Males				χ2 p-value	Females				χ2 p-value
		Non-depressed		Depressed			Non-depressed		Depressed			Non-depressed		Depressed		χ2 p-value
		N	%	N	%		N	%	N	%		N	%	N	%
FBG	Normal	92	37.9%	88	35.2%	0.42	30	37.50%	26	31.70%	0.537	62	38.00%	62	36.90%	0.067
	Low	140	57.6%	144	57.6%		42	52.50%	50	61.00%		98	60.10%	94	56.00%
	High	11	4.5%	18	7.2%		8	10.00%	6	7.30%		3	1.80%	12	7.10%
TC	Normal	166	68.3%	192	76.8%	0.035*	46	57.50%	67	81.70%	0.001*	120	73.60%	125	74.40%	0.871
TC	High	77	31.7%	58	23.2%	0.035*	34	42.50%	15	18.30%	0.001*	43	26.40%	43	25.60%	0.871
TG	Normal	199	82.2%	190	76.0%	0.089	59	73.80%	60	73.20%	0.933	140	86.40%	130	77.40%	0.033*
TG	High	43	17.8%	60	24.0%	0.089	21	26.20%	22	26.80%	0.933	22	13.60%	38	22.60%	0.033*
HDL	Normal	135	55.8%	136	54.6%	0.795	49	62.00%	56	69.10%	0.344	86	52.80%	80	47.60%	0.35
HDL	Low	107	44.2%	113	45.4%	0.795	30	38.00%	25	30.90%	0.344	77	47.20%	88	52.40%	0.35
LDL	Normal	167	69.9%	193	78.8%	0.025*	46	59.00%	66	82.50%	0.001*	121	75.20%	127	77.00%	0.701
LDL	High	72	30.1%	52	21.2%	0.025*	32	41.00%	14	17.50%	0.001*	40	24.80%	38	23.00%	0.701
VLDL	Normal	200	82.6%	190	76.0%	0.069	60	75.00%	60	73.20%	0.791	140	86.40%	130	77.40%	0.033*
VLDL	High	42	17.4%	60	24.0%	0.069	20	25.00%	22	26.80%	0.791	22	13.60%	38	22.60%	0.033*