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Table 3 Comparison between fasting and random lipid profile of the participants and its relation with patient characteristics

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

Characteristics

Fasting

Random

Absolute difference

Diff (%)

p-value for Diff (%)*

 

Median

(Q1 –Q3)

Median

(Q1 –Q3)

Median

(Q1 –Q3)

  

TG

     

Sex

     

Male

188.5 (150 to 243)

230 (180 to 286)

25 (8.5 to 62)

13.72%

0.498

Female

180 (149 to 246)

223 (178 to 289)

26 (9 to 65)

13.81%

 

Age

     

< 45

180 (155 to 241)

223 (178 to 282)

28 (8 to 62)

15.06%

0.507

≥ 45

190 (145 to 249)

230 (180 to 289)

25 (9 to 65)

12.5%

 

DM drug

     

Insulin

195 (150 to 252)

230 (180 to 290)

25 (7 to 66)

12.65%

0.482

OHA

180 (149 to 241)

223 (178 to 286)

26 (9 to 62)

14.21%

 

BMI

     

Normal

180 (143 to 250)

217 (167 to 288)

20 (6 to 54)

11.43%

0.364

Overweight

180 (150 to 248)

230 (180 to 291)

27 (9 to 66)

14.21%

 

Obese

190 (155 to 241)

224 (180 to 280)

26 (9 to 62)

14.28%

 

Lipid lowering agent

     

No

191 (145 to 266)

230 (180 to 313)

25 (9.4 to 64.5)

12.68%

0.500

Yes

180 (155 to 240)

225 (178 to 270)

26 (8 to 64)

14.28%

 

LDL-C

     

Sex

     

Male

91 (65.5 to 120)

89 (62 to 119)

-1 (-12.38 to 6)

-1.03%

0.457

Female

83 (53 to 120)

83 (56 to 121)

0 (-8 to 8)

0.00%

 

Age

     

< 45

79 (53 to 113)

79 (51 to 114)

-2 (-10 to 8)

-0.19%

0.502

≥ 45

95 (66 to 129)

95 (65 to 126)

-1 (-9 to 6)

-0.95%

 

DM drug

     

Insulin

79 (60 to 115)

79 (59 to 114)

-1 (-10 to 10)

0.61%

0.512

OHA

92 (59 to 121)

91 (57 to 123)

-1 (-9 to 6)

-0.87%

 

BMI

     

Normal

102 (79 to 133)

107 (83 to 130)

1 (-5 to 8)

1.33%

0.472

Overweight

77 (53 to 114)

76 (52 to 113)

-2 (-11 to 7)

-1.75%

 

Obese

93 (63 to 123)

90 (59 to 126)

0 (-10 to 6)

0.00%

 

Lipid lowering agent

     

No

110 (89 to 139)

112 (89 to 139)

0 (-7 to 6)

0.00%

0.520

Yes

68 (49 to 98)

67 (49 to 95)

-1 (-11 to 9)

-1.05%

 

HDL-C

     

Sex

     

Male

41 (35 to 46)

40 (34 to 46.85)

0 (-3 to 3)

0.00%

0.458

Female

43 (37 to 49)

43 (37 to 50)

0 (-4 to 4)

0.00%

 

Age

     

< 45

43 (36.6 to 49)

43 (36 to 50)

0 (-4 to 5)

0.00%

0.526

≥ 45

41 (36 to 48)

(35 to 48)

-1 (-3 to 3)

-2.02%

 

DM drug

     

Insulin

42.8 (36 to 48)

43 (36 to 49)

0 (-4 to 4)

0.00%

0.532

OHA

42 (36 to 48)

41 (35 to 48)

-1 (-4 to 3)

-1.98%

 

BMI

     

Normal

41 (36 to 47)

40 (34 to 47)

-1 (-4.2 to 3)

-3.33%

0.522

Overweight

43 (36 to 49)

43 (36 to 49)

0 (-4 to 4)

0.00%

 

Obese

42 (36 to 48)

41 (36 to 48)

0 (-3 to 3)

0.00%

 

Lipid lowering agent

     

No

40 (35 to 47)

40 (35 to 45)

-1 (-3 to 3)

-2.25%

0.466

Yes

43 (37 to 49)

45 (36 to 50)

0 (-4 to 5)

0.00%

 

TC

     

Sex

     

Male

192 (166 to 220)

192 (165 to 225)

0 (-10 to 10)

0.00%

0.442

Female

198 (171 to 230)

210 (177 to 237)

2 (-8 to 19)

1.25%

 

Age

     

< 45

204 (182 to 231)

210 (184 to 231)

1 (-11 to 17)

0.57%

0.502

> 45

188 (158 to 220)

192 (160 to 225)

1 (-7 to 11)

0.48%

 

DM drug

     

Insulin

201 (160 to 231)

205 (165 to 235)

0 (-10 to 15)

0.00%

0.482

OHA

192 (170 to 221)

198 (174 to 229)

1 (-8 to 12)

0.71%

 

BMI

     

Normal

191 (160 to 220)

192 (166 to 225)

1 (-6 to 10)

0.74%

0.490

Overweight

198 (174 to 230)

210 (176 to 235)

2 (-10 to 19)

1.32%

 

Obese

195 (168 to 225)

199 (167 to 222)

0 (-10 to 10)

0.00%

 

Lipid lowering agent

     

No

190 (166 to 220)

194 (168 to 222)

1 (-7 to 10)

0.61%

0.500

Yes

201 (174 to 230)

210 (170 to 235)

1 (-10 to 19)

0.43%

 
  1. * Mann-Whitney-U test; OHA: Oral hypoglycemic agents, TG: triglyceride, LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, TC: total cholesterol