| Parameters | Type 2 diabetic patients n = 85 | Healthy controls n = 95 | P value |
| Demographic |
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| Male/female (ratio) | 40/45 (0.89) | 40/55 (0.73) | 0.5494 |
| Age (years) | 50.00 (44.00 - 56.00) | 49.00 (42.00 - 53.00) | 0.1599 |
| Clinical |
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| BMI (Kg/m2) | 27.56 (24.03 - 30.68) | 27.51 (23.03 - 31.57) | 0.8042 |
| WHR | 0.90 (0.85 - 1.00) | 0.85 (0.08 - 0.90) | <0.0001 |
| Fat Mass % | 26.90 (19.40 - 33.60) | 31.93 (23.18 - 40.93) | 0.0336 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 126.0 (113.0 - 142.0) | 127.0 (118.0 - 150.0) | 0.1762 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 80.00 (73.00 - 88.50) | 79.00 (71.00 - 90.00) | 0.9657 |
| Biochemical |
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| FPG (g/L) | 3.44 (2.59 - 4.38) | 0.92 (0.85 - 1.01) | <0.0001 |
| TC (g/L) | 4.13 (2.93 - 5.30) | 1.83 (1.67 - 2.06) | <0.0001 |
| TG (g/L) | 1.25 (1.08 - 1.85) | 1.39 (1.26 - 1.60) | 0.1373 |
| HDL-C (g/L) | 0.83 (0.54 - 1.17) | 0.49 (0.45 - 0.54) | <0.0001 |
| LDL-C (g/L) | 2.42 (1.29 - 3.45) | 1.05 (0.89 - 1.26) | <0.0001 |
| AI(LDL-C/HDL-C) | 2.58 (1.85 - 3.93) | 2.13 (1.84 - 2.82) | 0.0166 |