[Table/Fig-3]:

Comparison of parameters between controls, prediabetes and diabetes.

Sl.No	Parameters	Controls (n=62)	Prediabetes (n=124)	Diabetes (n=124)
General characteristics and anthropometric parameters
1	Age (Yrs)	36.72±6.12	35.81±6.32	37.28±6.21
2	M/F	34/28	69/55	64/60
3	Weight (Kg)	63.12±11.18	70.54±7.34*	73.2±12.26**
4	BMI (Kg/m2)	24.55±3.45	27.15±3.90***	27.65±5.71**
5	WHR	0.91±0.05	0.94±0.05*	0.96±0.07***

Data are expressed as mean±SD. Comparison of Controls vs Prediabetes and Diabetes is done by Student unpaired t test and denoted by *, Prediabetes vs Diabetes is denoted by #. *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001; †p<0.05, ††p<0.01, †††p<0.001.

BMI: Body mass index; WHR: Waist-hip ratio