Table 2.

Biochemistry.

	Female T2D patients n = 67	Male T2D patients n = 62	p value
Plasma fasting glucose, mmol/l	8.9 ± 3.2	8.9 ± 3.0	NS
Glycated hemoglobin, %	7.6 ± 1.2	7.7 ± 1.8	NS
Plasma triglycerides, mmol/l	2.12 ± 1.25	2.16 ± 1.18	NS
Total cholesterol/HDL ratio	4.02 ± 1.2	4.18 ± 0.96	NS
Total cholesterol, mmol/l	4.7 ± 1.2	4.4 ± 1.0	NS
HDL, mmol/l	1.18 ± 0.27	1.07 ± 0.22	NS
LDL, mmol/l	2.23 ± 1.9	2.32 ± 0.75	NS

Values are mean ± standard deviations.

HDL, high density lipoprotein; LDL, low density lipoprotein; NS, non-significant; T2D, type 2 diabetes.