Table 2.

Serum lipid parameters in different groups

Groups Parameters	Group I (N:10)	Group II (N:10)	Group III (N:10)	Group IV (N:10)
Triglycerides (mg/dl) Mean ± SD P P*	135.86 ± 10.2 --- ---	165.70 ± 14.2 < 0.05 ---	181.50 ±13.0 < 0.01 < 0.05	199.0 ±11.6 < 0.001 < 0.05
Cholesterol (mg/dl) Mean ± SD P P*	188.14 ± 22.7 --- ---	207.50 ± 27.2 N.S ---	181.0 ± 21.2 N.S N.S	199.27 ± 23.6 N.S N.S
HDL-c (mg/dl) Mean ± SD P P*	41.71 ± 10.1 --- ---	49.10 ± 9.35 N.S ---	40.0 ± 3.97 N.S N.S	39.27 ± 8.4 N.S N.S
LDL-c (mg/dl) Mean ± SD P P*	125.0 ± 15.1 --- ---	133.20 ± 19.4 N.S ---	126.88 ± 17.0 N.S N.S	130.36 ± 16.1 N.S N.S

P value: diabetic, obese and obese diabetic versus control group

P*: obese and obese diabetic versus diabetic group

N.S: Non Significant, P < 0.05: Significant, P< 0.01: Highly significant