Total Antioxidant Status in Type 2 Diabetic Patients in Palestine

Table 1

Comparison between diabetic and control subjects with regard to different parameters.

Parameter	Mean ± STD	Mean ± STD
	Control	Diabetic
Age (years)	50.0 ± 9.40	55.0 ± 8.31	0.001
Systolic BP (mm Hg)	125 ± 16.8	135 ± 16.9	0.001
Diastolic BP (mm Hg)	77.5 ± 13.8	80.4 ± 12.3	0.021
FPG mmol/L	5.31 ± 0.83	10.3 ± 4.26	0.001
HbA1c (%)	5.75 ± 0.62	8.14 ± 1.74	0.001
BMI	31.1 ± 6.92	33.3 ± 6.18	0.001
TC mmol/L	5.12 ± 1.04	5.30 ± 1.07	0.089
TG mmol/L	1.58 ± 1.34	2.20 ± 1.34	0.001
HDL mmol/L	1.25 ± 0.37	1.09 ± 0.23	0.001
LDL calculated mmol/L	3.19 ± 0.85	3.24 ± 0.98	0.68
LDL direct mmol/L	3.03 ± 1.05	3.26 ± 1.10	0.046

FPG: fasting plasma glucose; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglycerides; HDL: high density lipoprotein; LDL: low density lipoprotein, BMI: body mass index; HbA1c: hemoglobin A1c.