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Table 3 Mean blood glucose and lipid profile before and after insulin analog initiation therapy

From: LC-MS/MS analysis of plasma polyunsaturated fatty acids in type 2 diabetic patients after insulin analog initiation therapy

Parameter

Before treatment (mean ± SD)

After treatment (mean ± SD)

n

p value

Glucose (mg/dl)

229.31 ± 49.78

183.00 ± 57.25*

16

<0.001

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

219.50 ± 42.97

207.81 ± 39.56

16

0.056

TG (mg/dl)

225.73 ± 68.42

191.40 ± 71.08*

15

0.025

VLDL-C (mg/dl)

45.15 ± 13.68

38.28 ± 14.22*

15

0.025

LDL-C (mg/dl)

141.52 ± 39.99

134.25 ± 39.01

15

0.175

HDL-C (mg/dl)

32.25 ± 8.16

35.31 ± 9.29*

16

0.006

  1. TG, triglyceride; VLDL-C, very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.*, p < 0.05.
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Lipids in Health and Disease

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