Table 3.

The comparison of clinical parameters of patients in Fars and Turkmen ethnic groups

Clinical parameters	Ethnic group		P-value
	Fars Mean (SD)	Turkmen Mean (SD)
Systolic BP (mmHg)	125.6 (20.4)	121.5 (19.3)	0.46**
Diastolic BP (mmHg)	77.2 (13.9)	74.5(14.7)	0.90**
Blood Glucose (mg/dl)	172(113.5)	155(91.8)	0.53**
Fasting Blood Sugar (mg/dl)	152.2 (83.5)	138.5 (68.3)	0.30**
Triglyceride (mg/dl)	134.3(66.8)	134.9 (105.8)	0.28**
Cholesterol (mg/dl)	174.1(47.2)	172.3(45.4)	0.35*
LDL (mg/dl)	108 (38.8)	104(41.1)	0.59**
HDL (mg/dl)	38.6 (10)	42 (9)	0.22**

^*T- Test

^**Mann-Whitney u test