Table 2.

The concentration of fasting blood glucose and HbA1c percentage in diabetic patients

	Normal range	Study group range	Mean
Glucose (FBG)1
Female	70 – 100	109–337	196.7 ± 61.22
Male	70 – 100	135–339	217.1 ± 57.52
HbA1c3
Female	<6.5	6.5-11.30	8.46 ± 1.494
Male	<6.5	6.5-11.40	8.84 ± 1.534

¹Units expressed as mg/dl.

²Statistically significant (p < 0.001) as compared to normal range for plasma blood glucose.

³Units expressed as percentage (%).

⁴Statistically significant (p < 0.001) as compared to normal range for HbA1c.