Research Article

Lipoprotein Ratios as Surrogate Markers for Insulin Resistance in South Indians with Normoglycemic Nondiabetic Acute Coronary Syndrome

Table 3

Comparison of biochemical parameters between nondiabetic ACS and controls.

ParametersCases ( )
mean ± SD
Controls ( )
mean ± SD
value
(Mann-Whitney test)

Fasting glucose (mg/dL) 0.034
Insulin (µIU/mL) 0.012
HOMA-IR 0.033
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) <0.001
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL) <0.001
VLDL cholesterol (mg/dL) <0.001
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) <0.001
TG (mg/dL) <0.001
Lipoprotein(a) (mg/dL) <0.001
Total CK (IU/L) <0.01
CK-2/CK-MB (IU/L) <0.01
AST (IU/L) <0.01