Table 4: Mean ± SD and the percentage of dyslipidaemia in diabetics in relation to gender
| Parameters |
Gender |
| Mean ± SD |
P value |
No.(%) |
P value |
| Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
| Age(years) |
38.2 ± 7.9 |
36.2 ± 7.4 |
<0.005 |
|
|
|
| Body mass index(kg/m2) |
29.4 ± 5.2 |
32.2 ± 6.4 |
<0.005 |
|
|
|
| HbA1c |
8.8 ± 2.4 |
8.3 ± 2.3 |
<0.005 |
|
|
|
| Total cholesterol |
5.1 ± 1.1 |
5.3 ± 1.1 |
0.001 |
242(19) |
340(27) |
0.07 |
| Low density lipoprotein |
3.1 ± 0.9 |
3.2 ± 0.8 |
0.01 |
354(32) |
494(45) |
0.2 |
| Triglyceride |
2.0 ± 1.5 |
1.8 ± 1.0 |
<0.005 |
284(22) |
304(24) |
0.01 |
| High density lipoprotein |
1.1 ± 0.2 |
1.3 ± 0.3 |
<0.005 |
247(22) |
265(23) |
0.002 |