Table 2 Biochemical characteristics of the patients studied

Glucose (mg/dL) ^¶

110 ± 44

93 ± 19

136 ± 50

< 0.001 *

Hb1_ac (%) ^¶

6.4 ± 1.2

5.6 ± 0.4

7.4 ± 1.1

< 0.001 *

Total cholesterol (mg/dL) ^¶

154 ± 47

158 ± 51

148 ± 40

0.221 ^§

HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) ^¶

41 ± 12

42 ± 14

39 ± 10

0.238 ^§

LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) ^¶

82 ± 37

89 ± 40

73 ± 32

0.019 ^§

non-HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) ^¶

113 ± 41

116 ± 43

116 ± 38

0.230 ^§

Triglycerides (mg/dL) ^¶

137 ± 68

125 ± 42

154 ± 87

0.005 ^§

Creatinine (mg/dL) ^¶

1.08 ± 0.2

1.08 ± 0.2

1.08 ± 0.2

0.530 ^§

Creatinine (mg/dL) ^¶

1.08 ± 0.2

1.08 ± 0.2

1.08 ± 0.2

0.530 ^§

Fibrinógen (mg/dL)

453 ± 102

455 ± 110

451 ± 93

0.841 ^§

Homocysteine (μmol/L)

11 ± 2.9

11 ± 1.5

11 ± 2.9

0.499 ^¤

Apoprotein A (mg/dL)

116 ± 25.2

118 ± 28.1

114 ± 19.3

0.551 ^¤

C-reactive protein (mg/mL)

3.6 ± 3.8

3.3 ± 3.4

3.6 ± 3.8

0.880^¤

Interleukin-6 (pg/mL)

9.3 ± 3.1

9.46 ± 2.8

9.21 ± 3.3

0.750^¤

TNF-α (pg/mL)

6.2 ± 2.2

6.3 ± 2.2

6.1 ± 2.1

0.525^¤

MMP-9 (ng/mL)

301 ± 300

458 ± 186

260 ± 397

0.103^¤