Chi-squared, t-tests, and Kruskal–Wallis or Wilcoxon–Mann–Whitney tests, Pearson or Spearman correlation tests and multiple unconditional logistic regression were employed to analyze lipid profiles and variations in plasma apoCIII, TNF-α, hs-CRP in subgroups of CHD and their contributions to CHD using SPSS version 20.0 software. Here, TNF is linked to coronary artery disorder.