Table 1.

Characteristics and biochemical parameters of patients with diabetic dyslipidemia and control subjects

	Patients with diabetic dyslipidemia Mean±SD n=217	Control subjects Mean±SD n=212	P
Gender, female/male	133/84	122/90	–
Age, years	53.2±9.8	52.8±9.2	–
Fasting glucose, mg/dL	161.9±72.5	87.7±11.6	<0.001
Total cholesterol, mg/dL	219.3±61.8	178.2±20.7	<0.001
Triglycerides, mg/dL	231.6±255.8	109.5±25.9	<0.001
HDL cholesterol, mg/dL	48.5±13.6	63±8.9	<0.001
LDL cholesterol, mg/dL	131.6±42.3	117±17.9
Lipid-lowering drugs, n, %	68 (31.3%)	–
Oral antidiabetics, n, %	20 (9.2%)	–
Insulin, n, %	29 (13.4%)	–

HDL - high-density lipoprotein; LDL - low-density lipoprotein