Table 2.

Comparison of laboratory findings between studied groups.

	Group I (n = 68)	Group II (n = 110)	Group III (n = 75)
Fasting glucose, mg/dl	92 ± 15	127 ± 24*	146 ± 27**^
Total cholesterol, mg/dl	192 ± 25	233 ± 43**	230 ± 39**
LDL-cholesterol, mg/dl	120 ± 12	147 ± 28**	140 ± 28*
HDL-cholesterol, mg/dl	34 ± 13	43 ± 15*	42 ± 18*
Triglyceride, mg/dl	158 ± 27	140 ± 14**	145 ± 17*
CPK	534.9 ± 423.3	743 ± 345.5*	814.6 ± 431.7*
CK-Mb	28.3 ± 23.4	34.8 ± 26.7*	32.9 ± 37.3*
LDH	645 ± 158.4	823.7 ± 650*	798.9 ± 643.3*
Hs-CRP (mg/l)	6.1 ± 1.2	8.4 ± 2.9*	11.5 ± 3.2**^
Serum creatinine (μg/l)	0.76 ± 0.21	0.82 ± 0.34	0.96 ± 0.67*
Blood Urea (mmol/l)	29 ± 3.4	31 ± 4.9	34 ± 7.9*

Abbreviations: CPK, creatinine phosphokinase; LDH, lactic dehydrogenase; Hs-CRP, high sensitive C-reactive protein.

^*gp II and III vs. I, P < 0.01.

^**gp II and III vs. I, P < 0.001.

^{^}grp III vs. II, P < 0.01.