Table 3.

Relations of phospholipids and cholesterol in RBC membranes obtained from control subjects and in patients with type 2 DM and cirrhosis.

Parameter	Healthy (n = 60)	Diabetes (n = 60)	Cirrhosis (n = 70)	Diab + Cirrhos (n = 25)
Total phospholipids (nmoles/mg)	171 ± 44	168 ± 42	185 ± 44	453 ± 87∗,∗∗∗
PC/PE ratio	2.72 ± 0.62	2.34 ± 0.54*	2.71 ± 0.58	2.76 ± 0.46**
Cholesterol/T. phospholipids	0.10 ± 0.02	0.11 ± 0.03	0.13 ± 0.03*	0.09 ± 0.02***

Results are expressed as mean ± SD of determinations done in RBC membranes from controls (n = 60), patients with type 2 DM (n = 60), cirrhotic patients (n = 70), and diabetic patients with cirrhosis (n = 25). PC: phosphatidylcholine; PE: phosphatidylethanolamine; T: total; Diab + Cirrhos: diabetes + cirrhosis. Statistical significance: *P < 0.01, versus control; **P < 0.01, versus DM or versus cirrhosis; ***P < 0.01, versus both the diabetes and cirrhosis groups, separately.