Table 2.
Demographic, clinical and biochemical parameters of obese type 2 diabetes mellitus subjects vs obese non-diabetic patients
| T2DM | Obese non-diabetic subjects | P value | |
| Male/Female (n) | 6/27 | 15/54 | 0.7965 |
| Age (yr) | 66.45 (9.78) | 60.07 (9.79) | 0.0027 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 36.66 (4.01) | 35.32 (3.57) | 0.0920 |
| WC (cm) | 107.24 (13.91) | 106.26 (13.04) | 0.7286 |
| FPG (mg/dL) | 153.32 (56.94) | 100.45 (13.91) | < 0.0001 |
| TC (mg/dL) | 231.92 (46.75) | 227.11 (44.74) | 0.6180 |
| HDL-c (mg/dL) | 43.98 (10.48) | 49.51 (13.30) | 0.0384 |
| LDL-c (mg/dL) | 137.54 (38.10) | 143.80 (44.47) | 0.4885 |
| TG (mg/dL) | 149.41 (111.44) | 160.60 (82.18) | 0.5690 |
| UA (mg/dL) | 4.70 (1.33) | 4.32 (1.10) | 0.1319 |
| FORT (mmol/L H2O2) | 3.16 (0.39) | 2.99 (0.33) | 0.0233 |
| FORD (mmol/L Trolox) | 0.67 (0.15) | 0.72 (0.14) | 0.0649 |
Data are presented as mean ± SD or as n. T2DM: Type 2 diabetes mellitus; BMI: Body mass index; WC: Waist circumference; FGP: Fasting plasma glucose; TC: Total cholesterol; HDL-c: High-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-c: Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG: Triglycerides; UA: Uric acid; eGFR: Estimated glomerular filtration rate; FORT: Free oxygen radical test; FORD: Free oxygen radical defence.