of borderline significancep = 0.05
The HDL 3 -C to HDL 2 -C ratio was 3.3 ±6.2 in group I, 3.4 ±1.7 in group II, and 4.7 ±3.1 in group III (the difference in HDL 3 -C to HDL 2 -C ratio between groups II and III was statistically significant ( p < 0.05), and the difference between groups I and III was of borderline significance ( p = 0.05).