Serum IL-17, IL-23, and TGF-β Levels in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetic Patients and Age-Matched Healthy Controls

Table 2

Type 2 diabetes study subjects characteristics.

Variables	Case	Control	𝑃 value
	𝑛=38	𝑛=40
Age (years)	51.14±8.63	34.98±11.39	0.001
Sex (M/F)	19/19	22/18
BMI (kg/m^2)	27.39±4.32	24.58±4.14	0.007
FBS (mg/dL)	155.21±55.6	86.12±7.44	0.001
Chol (mg/dL)	190.59±44.63	167.63±16.92	0.01
TG (mg/dL)	234.57±264.72	98.73±36.93	0.002
HDL (mg/dL)	44.5±13.03	52.48±9.83	0.003
LDL (mg/dL)	101.42±27.29	93.15±17.23	0.1

M: male, F: female, BMI: body mass index, FBS: fasting blood glucose, Chol: cholesterol,
TG: triglyceride, HDL: high-density lipoprotein, and LDL: low-density lipoprotein. Data are presented as mean ± SD.