Table 1

Biochemical characteristics of normal and IDDM patients

Sl. No
Clinical data
Normal
IDDM

1.
Number
20
15
2.
Age
5 – 20
5 – 20
3.
Body mass index (BMI)
18.14 ± 2.4
18.92 ± 3.4
4.
Blood glucose
80 ± 12
342 ± 56$
5.
Serum total protein
6.85 ± 0.96
5.60 ± 0.6$
6.
Serum albumin
3.84 ± 0.45
2.80 ± 0.4$
7.
A:G ratio
1 – 2
0.92 ± 0.12
8.
Triglycerides
110 ± 34
153 ± 32
9.
Cholesterol
172 ± 31
187 ± 23
10.
VLDL – cholesterol
23 ± 5.6
34 ± 5$
11.
LDL – cholesterol
102 ± 14
121 ± 14
12.
HDL – cholesterol
38 ± 6
34 ± 8
13.
Blood urea
31 ± 8
42 ± 10
14.
Serum creatinine
1.10 ± 0.3
1.62 ± 0.42
15.
Glycosylated Hb
6.12 ± 0.3
11.5 ± 3.2

Results are expressed as mean ± SD. $ p < 0.05 against the control values

Ramakrishna and Jailkhani Diagnostic Pathology 2007 2:22   doi:10.1186/1746-1596-2-22