Relationship of Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and the Risk of Metabolic Syndrome in Patients with Oral Cancer
Table 2
Levels of metabolic parameters based on areca nut use.
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values
FG (mM)
6.6 ± 1.7 (5.9)1,a
7.3 ± 3.6 (6.0)a
5.6 ± 0.9 (5.4)b
0.04
TC (mM)
4.8 ± 0.9 (4.6)
4.7 ± 1.0 (4.7)
4.7 ± 0.9 (4.8)
0.89
TG (mM)
2.2 ± 1.3 (1.9)
2.4 ± 2.1 (1.7)
1.7 ± 1.0 (1.4)
0.37
LDL-C (mM)
3.0 ± 0.7 (2.8)
1.2 ± 0.9 (2.7)
2.9 ± 0.9 (2.8)
0.51
HDL-C (mM)
1.0 ± 0.2 (1.0)a
1.1 ± 0.3 (1.0)a,b
1.3 ± 0.3 (1.2)b
0.03
TC/HDL-C
5.2 ± 1.7 (5.0)
4.6 ± 1.5 (4.3)
4.3 ± 1.4 (3.9)
0.17
1Mean ± SD (median). FG, fasting glucose; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride. a,bValues with different superscripts were significantly different among the three groups.