Table 1 Characteristics of 276 non-diabetic control subjects.
| Â | Total | Males | Females | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | 276 (100) | 110 (39.9) | 166 (60.1) | Â |
Age (years ± SEM) | 38.9 ± 0.9 | 38.5 ± 1.5 | 39 ± 1.0 | n.s. |
BMI (kg/m2 ± SEM) | 27.9 ± 0.4 | 27.8 ± 0.6 | 28.1 ± 0.6 | n.s. |
Cholesterol, total (mg/dl ± SEM) | 221 ± 3 | 220 ± 5 | 223 ± 4 | n.s. |
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dl ± SEM) | 58 ± 1 | 50 ± 2 | 62 ± 2 | p < 0.0001 |
LDL-cholesterol (mg/dl ± SEM) | 133 ± 3 | 130 ± 5 | 134 ± 3 | n.s. |
Triglycerides (mg/dl ± SEM) | 168 ± 15 | 199 ± 23 | 151 ± 21 | p = 0.03 |
Uric acid (mg/dl ± SEM) | 5.7 ± 0.1 | 6.8 ± 0.1 | 4.9 ± 0.1 | p < 0.0001 |