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Clinical and Metabolic characteristics of subjects |
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| Variable |
Non-Diabetics |
Diabetics |
P-Value |
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| N |
462 |
271 |
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| Age (years) |
45.03 ± 11.52 |
52.73 ± 11.45 |
0.000 |
| Systolic BP (mmHg) |
120.57 ± 18.23 |
130.17 ± 19.74 |
0.000 |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) |
78.15 ± 11.65 |
82.27 ± 10.71 |
0.000 |
| BMI (kg/m2) |
28.91 ± 6.07 |
30.15 ± 6.62 |
0.011 |
| LDL (mmol/L) |
3.63 ± 1.31 |
3.47 ± 1.55 |
0.17 |
| HDL (mmol/L) |
0.91 ± 0.45 |
0.80 ± 0.32 |
0.000 |
| Non-HDL (mmol/L) |
4.36 ± 1.47 |
4.67 ± 1.54 |
0.009 |
| Total Cholesterol (mmol/Ll) |
5.26 ± 1.39 |
5.52 ± 1.74 |
0.04 |
| Triglycerides (mmol/L) |
1.74 ± 1.06 |
2.63 ± 1.37 |
0.000 |
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* Data are presented as mean ± SD; p-value significant at < 0.05 | |||
Al-Daghri et al. Lipids in Health and Disease 2007 6:9 doi:10.1186/1476-511X-6-9 |
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