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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the CURES study participants

From: High fat diet modifies the association of lipoprotein lipase gene polymorphism with high density lipoprotein cholesterol in an Asian Indian population

 

Participants with normal glucose tolerance (N = 1,057)

Participants with type 2 diabetes (N = 788)

P value

Age (year)

38.5 ± 13.6

50.6 ± 11.1

<0.0001

Gender (men/women)

608/ 449

433/355

0.2*

BMI (kg/m2)

23.2 ± 4.5

25.2 ± 4.4

<0.0001

Fasting Glucose (mmol/l)

4.7 ± 0.5

8.8 ± 3.8

<0.0001

Fasting Insulin (lIU/mL)

8.2 ± 5.6

11.6 ± 7.0

<0.0001

Total serum Cholesterol (mmol/l)

4.6 ± 0.9

5.2 ± 1.1

<0.0001

Serum TAG (mmol/l)

1.3 ± 0.7

1.9 ± 1.3

<0.0001

HDL-C (mmol/l)

1.12 ± 0.25

1.08 ± 0.24

0.003

LDL-C (mmol/l)

2.9 ± 0.8

3.2 ± 0.9

<0.0001

Glycated hemoglobin (%)

5.56 ± 0.47

8.64 ± 2.26

<0.0001

Systolic pressure (mmHg)

117.0 ± 17.4

128.9 ± 21.5

<0.0001

Diastolic pressure (mmHg)

73.2 ± 11.2

77.1 ± 12.0

<0.0001

Protein intake (energy %)

11.3 ± 1.2

11.4 ± 1.2

0.03

Carbohydrate intake (energy %)

64.4 ± 6.4

64.9 ± 5.8

0.1

Fat intake (energy %)

23.5 ± 4.7

23.4 ± 4.6

0.8

Total energy intake (kcal)

2627.2 ± 725.4

2533.5 ± 907.2

0.02

Total saturated fat intake (%)

2.4 ± 0.9

2.1 ± 0.9

<0.0001

Total monounsaturated fat (%)

1.9 ± 0.7

1.7 ± 0.8

0.0002

Total polyunsaturated fat (%)

1.6 ± 0.8

1.7 ± 0.9

0.04

  1. Data shown are represented as means ± SD, wherever appropriate
  2. P values for the differences in the means/ proportions between cases and controls
  3. P values were calculated by using Independent t test
  4. *P value was calculated using a Chi-square test
  5. CURES Chennai Urban Rural Epidemiological Study, TAG triacylglycerol, HDL-C high density lipoprotein, LDL-C low density lipoprotein cholesterol