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Table 2 Comparison between fasting and random lipid profile among subjects with T2DM

From: Comparison of fasting and random lipid profiles among subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus: an outpatient-based cross-sectional study in Bangladesh

Lipids

Fasting

Random

Absolute difference

Diff (%)

p-value for Diff (%)*

 

Median (Q1 –Q3)

Median (Q1 –Q3)

Median (Q1 –Q3)

  

TG

185 (150 to 245)

226 (178 to 288)

26 (9 to 64)

13.81%

< 0.001

LDL-C

87 (59 to 120)

86 (58 to 120)

-1 (-9 to 7)

-0.71%

0.419

HDL-C

42 (36 to 48)

42 (36 to 48)

0 (-4 to 3)

0.0%

0.208

TC

195 (170 to 230)

200 (170 to 230)

1 (-10 to 13)

0.51%

0.031

  1. *Wilcoxon signed-rank test; TG: triglyceride, LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, TC: total cholesterol