Table 2: Biochemical characteristics in patients with T2D.
High density lipoprotein cholesterol=HDL-c, low density lipoprotein cholesterol=LDL-c, RBP4= retinol binding protein type 4.
| No HS (n=13) | Mild HS (n=15) | Severe HS(n=6) | p |
| HbA1c% | 9.76 ± 3.18 | 9.56 ± 3.33 | 10.68 ± 3.02 | 0.161 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 161.60 ± 33.43 | 159.92 ± 33.51 | 184.61 ± 42.25 | 0.934 |
| Trigycerides (mg/dL) | 142.47 ± 31.80 | 139.46 ± 38.05 | 170.8 ± 45.70 | 0.518 |
| HDL-c (mg/dL) | 42.87 ± 33.43 | 45.23 ± 14.24 | 43.01 ± 7.03 | 0.941 |
| LDL-c (mg/dL) | 97.21 ± 88.49 | 94.75 ± 26.05 | 112.84 ± 41.12 | 0.901 |
| ALT (UI/L) | 33.87 ± 10.02 | 33.64 ± 11.59 | 55.25 ± 11.84 | 0.002 |
| AST (UI/L) | 15.01 ± 3.40 | 14.18 ± 3.18 | 25.75 ± 5.50 | 0.001 |
| GGT (UI/L) | 25.0 (14.0-78.0) | 25.0 (14.0-78.0) | 50.01 (21.0- 72) | 0.331* |
| RBP4 (μgr/mL) | 12.76 ± 7.80 | 15.61 ± 6.80 | 22.65 ± 4.08 | 0.026 |