Table 2.

Biochemical characteristics according to sex.

Characteristic	Females (n = 31)	Males (n = 30)	P value *
	(Mean ± SD)	(Mean ± SD)
Fasting insulin(pmol/liter)	98.2 ± 75.3	144.9 ± 125.5	0.0438
Fasting Glucose (mmol/liter)	4.1 ± 0.85	4.25 ± 0.56	0.2353
Insulin resistance (HOMA)	2.6 ± 2.2	3.3 ± 1.81	0.1013
Total cholesterol (mmol/liter)	4.31 ± 1.07	4.64 ± 1.22	0.1332
Triglycerides (mmol/liter)	1.20 ± 0.43	1.42 ± 0.55	0.0518
HDL (mmol/liter)	0.88 ± 0.21	0.96 ± 0.24	0.0360
LDL (mmol/liter)	3.06 ± 0.63	3.03 ± 0.59	0.5810

* T test