Table 3.
Plasma glucose, total homocysteine, lipids, lipoproteins folic acid and vitamin B12 in male and female diabetes mellitus patients.
| Variables | Males | Females | t-value | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n= 30 | n= 40 | |||
| FPG (mmol/L) | 8.81±4.6 | 7.2±3.6 | 1.24 | NS |
| tHcy (µmol/L) | 12.5±4.7 | 9.6±2.8 | 2.76 | 0.01 |
| TC (mmol/L) | 4.8±1.0 | 5.9±2.6 | 1.53 | NS |
| TG (mmol/L) | 0.89±0.2 | 1.2±0.5 | 3.23 | 0.03 |
| HDLC (mmol/L) | 1.6±0.4 | 1.5±0.4 | 0.363 | NS |
| LDLC (mmol/L) | 2.8±1.0 | 2.9±0.9 | 0.541 | NS |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 29.0±4.1 | 31.0±5.0 | 1.378 | NS |
| HDLC/TC | 0.34±0.11 | 0.29±0.10 | 1.491 | NS |
| LDLC/HDLC | 0.56±0.12 | 0.54±0.14 | 0.461 | NS |
| Folic acid(µg/L) | 53.64±1.36 | 51.82±1.40 | 2.21 | 0.05 |
| Vitamin B12 (µg/L) | 47.72±1.16 | 49.09±0.95 | 2.50 | 0.05 |
FPG = Fasting Plasma Glucose; tHcy= Total Homocysteine; TC= Total Cholesterol; TG= Triglyceride; BMI= Body Mass Index; HDLC= High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol; LDLC= Low density Lipoprotein Cholesterol; Ns= not significant