Comparison of the laboratory characteristics of the subjects with OHA failure and those without OHA failure.

Table 4: Comparison of the laboratory characteristics of the subjects with OHA failure and those without OHA failure.

Variable	OHA failure	No OHA failure	(p-value)
Variable	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)	(p-value)
FPG (mmol/L)	11.7 (2.6)	5.7 (1.5)	(0.000)^*
2hrPPG (mmol/L)	14.5 (3.7)	11.1 (2.8)	(0.000)^*
Tc (mmol/L)	4.98 (0.9)	5.12 (0.9)	-0.572
LDL-c (mmol/L)	3.8 (0.9)	4.1 (1.0)	-0.254
HDL-c (mmol/L)	0.74 (0.3)	0.69 (0.2)	-0.381
Tg (mmol/L)	0.95 (0.3)	1.1 (0.3)	-0.7
HbA1c (%)	8.3 (1.4)	7.0 (2.1)	(0.003)^*
C-peptide	0.84 (0.05)	1.72 (0.43)	(0.002)^*

OHA = Oral hypoglycaemic agent, FPG = Fasting plasma glucose, 2hrPPG = Two hours post prandial glucose, Tc = Total cholesterol, LDL-c = Low density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-c= High density lipoprotein cholesterol, Tg = Triglycerides, HbA1c = Glycated haemoglobin A1c, ^* = Significant p value