Table 2.

Biochemical parameters of the study population

Variable	Patient group (n=40)	Control group (n=40)	t-test p-value
Serum AgRP (pg/mL), mean ± SD	30.46±3.81	30.56±3.25	0.35
Total Cholesterol (mg/dL), mean ± SD	201.63±36.77	206.45±39.68	0.91
HDL (mg/dL), mean ± SD	48.60±15.14	49.90±15.49	0.76
LDL (mg/dL), mean ± SD	116.30±30.60	129.50±35.82	0.81
Triglyceride (mg/dL), mean ± SD	166.50±17	111.50±93	0.01
Pre-prandial blood glucose (mg/dL), mean ± SD	89.00±17	85.00±13	0.006

AgRP, agouti related peptide; HDL, high-density lipoprotein, LDL, low-density lipoprotein; t, independent Student’s t-test; SD, standart deviation.