Table 3: Comparison of lipids features in diabetics in relation to BMI

Parameters
Diabetes presents
Yes
No
Body mass index(kg/m2)
Body mass index(kg/m2)
<25 25-29.9 ≥30 P value <25 25-29.9 ≥30
Gender Male 111(9.6) 217(18.8) 239(20.7) <0.005 105(9.1) 254(22.0) 229(19.8)
Female 89(6.5) 182(13.4) 442(32.4) 144(10.6) 197(14.5) 309(22.7)
Age(years) 38.7 ± 7.4 37.0 ± 7.7 36.7 ± 7.8 0.003 32.5± 9.6 31.6 ± 8.0 32.3 ± 7.5
Body mass index(kg/m2) 22.6 ± 2.1 27.7 ± 1.4 35.3 ± 4.7 <0.005 22.3 ± 2.3 27.5 ± 1.4 34.7 ± 4.0
Total cholesterol 5.1 ± 1.2 5.2 ± 1.0 5.1 ± 1.0 0.4 5.2 ± 1.0 5.2 ± 0.9 5.5 ± 0.9
Low density lipoprotein 3.0 ± 1.1 £ 3.2 ± 0.9 3.2 ± 0.8 0.03 3.3 ± 0.9 3.4 ± 0.8 3.7 ± 0.8
High density lipoprotein 1.2 ± 0.4 § 1.1 ± 0.3 1.2 ± 0.3 0.005 1.3 ± 0.4 1.2 ± 0.3 1.2 ± 0.3
Triglyceride 1.8 ± 1.2 ¥ 2.0 ± 1.2 1.9 ± 1.3 0.09 1.4 ± 1.1 1.5 ± 0.8 1.6 ± 0.9
HbA1c 9.2 ± 2.7 8.6 ± 2.2 8.3 ± 2.2 <0.005 5.7 ± 0.5 5.6 ± 0.5 5.7 ± 0.7


Data are numbers (%) and mean ± Standard deviation.

£=Comparing serum Low density lipoprotein of the BMI <25 group in patients with diabetes to 25-29.9 group in patients with diabetes, p value = 0.01 and to ≥30 group in patients with diabetes, p value=0.02.

§=Comparing serum High density lipoprotein of the BMI <25 in patients with diabetes to 25-29.9 group in patients with diabetes, p value = 0.001 and to ≥30 group in patients with diabetes, p value=0.04.

¥=Comparing serum triglyceride of the BMI <25 group in patients with diabetes to 25-29.9 groups in patients with diabetes, p value=0.05.