Table 1 Comparison of the mean lipid profile and apolipoprotein levels in diabetic and non- diabetic individuals.

From: Fatty acid desaturase 2 (FADS 2) rs174575 (C/G) polymorphism, circulating lipid levels and susceptibility to type-2 diabetes mellitus

Parameters (mg/dl)

Non-diabetic (N = 216)

Diabetic (N = 213)

p value

TC*

164.78 ± 37.99

211.46 ± 51.29

 < 0.001

TG✥

120.25 (88.92–161.95)

162.00 (124.9–218.45)

 < 0.001

HDL-C*

44.14 ± 19.3

43.38 ± 15.49

0.786

LDL-C*

93.71 ± 43.19

127.84 ± 48.08

 < 0.001

VLDL✥

24.05 (17.784–32.39)

32.00(24.5–42.28)

 < 0.001

Apo A

129.353 ± 6.064

124.962 ± 4.466

 < 0.001

ApoB100

76.401 ± 1.993

87.340 ± 4.397

 < 0.001

Apo B100/Apo A

0.592 ± .035

0.700 ± 0.046

 < 0.001

  1. ✥P value ≤ 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
  2. *Student t-test, Data are shown as mean ± SD.
  3. ✣Mann–Whitney U test. Data are shown as median (interquartile range).
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