Table 2

Biochemical profile

Biochemical variablesUnadjusted for agep valueAdjusted for agep value
Cases (n=93)Controls (n=40)Cases (n=93)Controls (n=40)
Fasting blood glucose
(mg/dL)
147.8±51. 189.4±2.6<0.000148.1±12.488.8±320.92
Postprandial blood glucose (mg/dL)222.6±82.989.36±13.7<0.01222.9±70.579.8±12.6<0.01
Fasting serum insulin
(mIU/dL)
9.5±0.65.5±0.4<0.00110.0±9.56.8±8.1<0.05
Postprandial serum insulin (mIU/mL)22.3±3.08.0±0.5<0.00121.5±44.613.0±28.60.07 (NS)
Glycosylated hemoglobin (%)9.00±2.55.2±0.37<0.019.0±25.1±2<0.001
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)175.4±41.5152.4±29.1<0.01175.4±38.4152.6±42.20.34
Serum triglycerides (mg/dL)170.1±99.497.15±45.8<0.01170.0±87.397.4±88.2<0.001
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dL)40.7±8.942.4±8.30.3140.8±8.642.4±8.1<0.05
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dL)110.3±31.296.81±25.3<0.05110.2±29.798.0±29.6<0.001
Very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dL)33.5±19.319.47±9.1<0.0119.5±16.333.5±17.0<0.001
Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L)57.81±21.745.60±18.1<0.0157.9±20.147.1±21.40.17
Alanine aminotransferase (U/L)27.89±12.823.68±9.1<0.0527.8±11.524.6±11.9<0.001
Serum dipeptidyl peptidase-4
(ng/mL)
52.0±3.020.1±2.3<0.00150.2±9.623.5±6.3<0.001
  • Values are presented as Mean±SD; p<0.05, statistically significant.

  • NS, not significant.