The Proline 7 Substitution in the Preproneuropeptide Y Is Associated with Higher Hepatic Lipase Activity In Vivo

Table 3

Anthropometric and biochemical variables of the 91 male diabetic subjects.

Variable	7Pro absent	7Pro present	p
N	83	8
Age (years)	54.6 ± 9.0	51.5 ± 4.9	0.63
BMI (kg/m^2)	28.6 ± 4.2	30.3 ± 5.3	0.45
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	215.0 ± 54.0	227.8 ± 46.8	0.57
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	138.5 ± 38.6	142.5 ± 42.6	0.80
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	36.7 ± 11.0	31.6 ± 10.9	0.31
VLDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	45.9 ± 62.3	52.5 ± 32.9	0.80
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	214.0 ± 214.8	299.5 ± 161.9	0.34
Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dL)	153.9 ± 43.5	196.3 ± 74.4	0.42
Insulin (pmol/L)	43.4 ± 15	37.7 ± 27.38	0.75
HbA1c (%)	7.46 ± 1.0	7.45 ± 0.5	0.45

Data are means ± SD.