Effects of hormonal contraceptives on lipid profile among women attending family planning unit in Goba Town Public Health Facilities, Bale, Southeast Ethiopia: a comparative cross-sectional study

Table 2 Mean serum level of TC, TG, HDL-c and LDL-c among study participants in Goba Town Public Health facilities, Bale, Southeast Ethiopia, 2022

Lipid profile	Hormonal contraceptives		Mean difference	P-value
Lipid profile	User (n = 93)	Non-users (n = 93)	Mean difference	P-value
TC	151.00 ± 22.67	137.48 ± 22.65	+ 13.52	0.000*
TG	134.64 ± 18.31	124.5 ± 18.38	+ 10.14	0.000*
LDL-c	67.52 ± 10.11	58.96 ± 12.12	+ 8.56	0.000*
HDL-c	59.34 ± 7.83	59.86 ± 6.68	− 0.52	0.629

Where: (−) = Decreased from controls, (+) = Increased from controls, values are represented as Mean ± Standard Deviation (mg/dl), * = statistically significant, p-values were obtained by student’s independent t-test. TC: Total cholesterol, TG: Triglyceride, LDL-c: Low density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-c: High density lipoprotein cholesterol

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