Table 1

Clinical and Metabolic characteristics of subjects

Variable
Non-Diabetics
Diabetics
P-Value

N
462
271

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

* 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