Abstract:
An analytical case control study conducted during the period from January
to July 2011, compared serum levels of total cholesterol, triglycerides, high
density lipoproteins and low density lipoproteins of 30 acute myocardial
infarction patients (as test group), 30 health subject (as control group), and
30 admitted individual with no AMI (as base control). Participants in this
study were from Alshab hospital.
The serum levels of triglycerides, total cholesterol, high density lipoproteins
and low density lipoproteins were measured using A25 Bio System
Chemistry analyzer and commercial kits from Bio System Company.
The mean of the serum levels of triglycerides of the test group was
significantly increased when compared to control group , (P= 0.003), while
there was no significant difference when compared to base control , (P=
0.186).
The mean of the serum levels of total cholesterol, high density lipoproteins,
and low density lipoproteins of the test group showed no significant
difference when compared to control group, (p=0.473), (P= 0.056),
(P=0.856) and base control, (p= 0.061), (P= 0.273), (P= 0.177).
In the AMI (test group) the serum levels of triglyceride showed no
correlation with age P.value<
0.05Whereas the serum levels of total
cholesterol and low density lipoproteins showed a weak positive correlation
P.value < 0.05. The serum levels of high density lipoproteins showed no
correlation with age P.value< 0.05 .
From the results of this study, it is concluded that there are no difference in
serum levels of total cholesterol, low density lipoproteins and high density
lipoproteins and significant increase in triglyceride.
