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Table 1 Demographics and some indices of diabetes patients and controls

From: Elevation of small, dense low density lipoprotein cholesterol—a possible antecedent of atherogenic lipoprotein phenotype in type 2 diabetes patients in Jos, North-Central Nigeria

 

Diabetics

Controls

P-value

Characteristics

(n = 176)

(n = 154)

 

Age (years)

55 ± 8.5

54 ± 7.3

0.89

Weight (Kg)

74 ± 14.9

72 ± 11.7

0.14

BMI (Kg/m2)

28.5 ± 5.0

26.7 ± 4.6

< 0.01

Systolic BP (mmHg)

138 ± 29.0

121 ± 17.9

< 0.01

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

87 ± 15.8

80 ± 10.3

< 0.01

  1. Values are expressed as mean ± SD. Unpaired Student’s t-tests, P < 0.05 = significant
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