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. 2012 Jun 8;4:25. doi: 10.1186/1758-5996-4-25

Table 2.

Laboratory characteristics of patients according to oral glucose tolerance test groups

  Normal (n = 43) IFG£(n = 42) IGT£(n = 38) DM£(n = 25) p
Fasting Plasma Glucose (mg/dL)
92 ± 5*
109 ± 6
108 ± 11
123 ± 15*
0.001
2 hour Plasma Glucose (mg/dL)
96 ± 24*
117 ± 16*
161 ± 17*
239 ± 37*
<0.001
Total Cholesterol (mg/dL)
209 ± 43
218 ± 47
203 ± 33
209 ± 49
0.51
HDL- Cholesterol (mg/dL)
49 ± 11
52 ± 13
47 ± 11
46 ± 10
0.18
Triglycerides (mg/dL)
164 ± 172
151 ± 68
174 ± 99
195 ± 104
0.52
LDL- Cholesterol (mg/dL)
130 ± 35
135 ± 43
123 ± 29
124 ± 44
0.48
Creatinine (mg/dL) 0.96 ± 0.17 0.96 ± 0.24 0.94 ± 0.17 0.96 ± 0.31 0.97

Data expressed in mean ± standard deviation.

£Oral glucose tolerance test groups: IFG impaired fasting glucose, IGT impaired glucose tolerance, DM diabetes mellitus.

*Difference between groups.