%0 Journal Article %A Razi, Ibrahim %A Abedi Samakosh, Mohammad %A Moosavi, Sayed Gholam Abbas %T Evaluation of cholesterol and lipoprotein of pleural fluid and their correlation with pleural permeability coefficient in patients with exudative or transudative pleural effusion %J Feyz Medical Sciences Journal %V 8 %N 2 %U http://feyz.kaums.ac.ir/article-1-176-en.html %R %D 2004 %K Pleural fluid, Exudative, Transudative, Lipoprotein, Pleural permeability, %X Background : Cholesterol and lipoprotein level of pleural fluid and their correlation with serum level is of utmost importance in differentiating exudative form transudative pleural fluid. The present study was conducted in patients with pleural fluid referring to Shaheed Beheshti hospital in Kashan during a two-year period. Materials and methods : It was a cross sectional study. Light's criteria were used to differentiate exudative and transudative pleural fluid. Cholesterol and lipoprotein levels of pleural fluid and serum were determined using the standard techniques and their correlation was calculated by Pearson method. T-test and Mann-Whitney were used for data analysis. Results : The study population included 52 males and 67 females with the mean age of 63.5±15 years. Pleural effusion was exudative in 70 (58.8%) patients and transudative in 49 (41.2%). Pleural fluid cholesterol level were 29±16 and 65±25 in transudative and exudative group, respectively (p %> http://feyz.kaums.ac.ir/article-1-176-en.pdf %P 31-40 %& 31 %! %9 Research %L A-10-1-174 %+ %G eng %@ 1029-7855 %[ 2004