Table 2.

Blood glucose and lipid profile among study groups

Index (mg/dL)	Control n=47	MS n=95	P-value
Glucose	66.11±3.66	163.2±6.13	<0.01
Triglyceride	68.23±4.534	194.2±11.61	<0.0001
Cholesterol	113.9±6.347	286.31±13.9	<0.0001
LDL-C	106.1±6.86	198.0±9.4	<0.0001
HDL-C	98.49±4.77	53.73±9.82	<0.0001

Note: Values are expressed as mean ± SD.

Abbreviations: LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; MS, metabolic syndrome.