Table 1. Comparison of the baseline anthropometric and biochemical characteristics between Group A, Group B, and Group C .

p-Value ≤0.05 is taken as significant; *p ≤ 0.05 (Group A vs. Group B); **p ≤ 0.05 (Group A vs. Group C); *p ≤ 0.05; †p ≤ 0.05 (Group B vs. Group C).

BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin.

Group A: Patients with normal glucose tolerance.

Group B: Patients with impaired glucose tolerance.

Group C: Patients with type 2 diabetes.

Parameters	Group A	Group B	Group C
Age (years)	44.17 ± 12.86	45.79 ± 12.6	52.03 ± 9.88**
BMI (kg/m2)	26.21 ± 4.53	28 ± 5.51	27.8 ± 6.4
Waist circumference (cm)	91.48 ± 12.79	92.7 ± 11.84	98.67 ± 14.35**
Hip circumference (cm)	67.76 ± 14.42	102.73 ± 18.21	105.63 ± 12.9**
SBP (mmHg)	120.9 ± 17.02	125.17 ± 17.65	131.87 ± 23.01**
DBP (mmHg)	81.17 ± 10.69	81.03 ± 9.39	85.53 ± 10.89
Fasting glucagon (pg/ml)	39.24 ± 4.5	44.51 ± 8.25	49.02 ± 9.15
Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dl)	87.83 ± 10.44	107.73 ± 10.85*	202.97 ± 10.23**
Two-hour plasma glucose (mg/dl)	100.93 ± 21.46	145.97 ± 16.89*	275.64 ± 13.32**
Cholesterol (mg/dl)	220.43 ± 14.17	236.43 ± 12.31	248.9 ± 9.74**
Triglyceride (mg/dl)	163.63 ± 9.21	203.1 ± 8.49*	216.37 ±14.21**
HDL (mg/dl)	38.43 ± 10.49	36.97 ± 5.93	20.47 ± 6.28**
LDL (mg/dl)	115.53 ± 12.51	108.83 ± 6.19	111.07 ± 12.31**
HbA1c (mg/dl)	5.35 ± 0.56	5.52 ± 0.7†	6.83 ± 1.82**