Table 2.
Lipid class | Healthy subjects | Type-2 diabetic patients |
---|---|---|
nmol/mg protein | nmol/mg protein | |
Cholesteryl esters | 2472 ± 152 | 1949 ± 110** |
Cholesterol | 1112 ± 187 | 1199 ± 76 |
Triacylglycerols | 154 ± 16 | 269 ± 49* |
Phosphatidylcholine | 504 ± 15 | 473 ± 12 |
Ethanolamine phospholipids | 17 ± 2 | 19 ± 2 |
Values represent means ± S.E.M. of at least six determinations per group.
p ≤ 0.05 and
p ≤ 0.01 compared with healthy subjects.