(a).

Group	n	TG (mmol/L)	LDL-c (mmol/L)	HDL-c (mmol/L)	TC (mmol/L)	FPG (mmol/L)
NC	8	0.57 ± 0.13	0.16 ± 0.03	0.71 ± 0.19	1.63 ± 0.32	5.12 ± 0.94
DM1	10	1.13 ± 0.37∗	0.31 ± 0.11∗	0.56 ± 0.12∗	1.69 ± 0.33	7.65 ± 1.42∗
DM2	11	2.16 ± 0.62∗▲	0.48 ± 0.15∗▲	0.49 ± 0.11∗	2.51 ± 0.43∗▲	10.05 ± 2.36∗▲
DM3	12	2.07 ± 0.59∗▲	0.34 ± 0.12∗★	0.52 ± 0.13∗	2.13 ± 0.39∗▲★	9.38 ± 2.13∗▲
F		22.914	11.943	4.528	12.029	12.606
P		<0.001	<0.001	0.008	<0.001	<0.001

^∗ P < 0.05 versus NC group. ^▲P < 0.05 versus DM1 group. ^★P < 0.05 versus DM2 group. TG: triglycerides; LDL-c: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-c: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TC: total cholesterol; FPG: fasting plasma glucose.