Table 2.

Comparison between fasting and random lipid profile among subjects with T2DM

Lipids	Fasting	Random	Absolute difference	Diff (%)	p-value for Diff (%)*
	Median (Q1 –Q3)	Median (Q1 –Q3)	Median (Q1 –Q3)
TG	185 (150 to 245)	226 (178 to 288)	26 (9 to 64)	13.81%	< 0.001
LDL-C	87 (59 to 120)	86 (58 to 120)	-1 (-9 to 7)	-0.71%	0.419
HDL-C	42 (36 to 48)	42 (36 to 48)	0 (-4 to 3)	0.0%	0.208
TC	195 (170 to 230)	200 (170 to 230)	1 (-10 to 13)	0.51%	0.031

*Wilcoxon signed-rank test; TG: triglyceride, LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, TC: total cholesterol