The Fatty Acid Profile in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Diabetes: Why It Could Be Unsuspected

Table 4

Plasma lipid profile.

Plasma lipid profile	New onset diabetes					Diabetes					Nonparametric test
		Min.	Max.	Mean	SD		Min.	Max.	Mean	SD	NOD versus D
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)	5	175.0	215.0	187.0	17.13	31	123.0	224.0	162.26	22.34	0.012
Total triglycerides (mg/dl)	5	50.0	81.0	62.8	12.28	30	31.0	118.0	59.43	20.92	0.477
HDL cholesterol (mg/dl)	5	80.0	150.0	107.8	27.22	30	52.0	135.0	91.7	19.16	0.321
LDL cholesterol (mg/dl)	5	49.0	87.0	66.6	13.59	31	21.0	75.0	58.1	11.09	0.282