Fig. 1

Correlation between TG levels and HDL-C levels in the studied groups with T2D./ A reveals the correlation between TG and HDL-C levels in females. There is a significant negative correlation between TG levels and HDL-C values in the group with high TG levels (150 mg/dL ≤ TG < 400 mg/dL) and low HDL-C concentrations ( HDL-C < 50 mg/ dL) and also in the group with normal TG (TG < 150 mg/dL) and normal HDL-C levels (50 mg/dL ≤ HDL-C) (marked by solid arrow). No significant correlation is investigated between TG levels and HDL-C levels in the group with high TG and normal HDL-C levels or the group with normal TG and low HDL-C levels (marked by dashed arrows). B depicts the correlation between TG and HDL-C levels in males. There is a significant negative correlation between TG levels and HDL-C levels in the group with high TG levels (150 mg/dL ≤ TG < 400 mg/ dL) and low HDL-C concentrations ( HDL-C < 40 mg/dL)(marked by solid arrow). No significant correlation is detected between TG levels and HDL-C levels in the remaining groups, including group with high TG and normal HDL-C levels (40 mg/dL ≤ HDL-C), group with normal TG (TG < 150 mg/dL) and low HDL-C levels, and group with normal TG and normal HDL-C levels (marked by dashed arrows). HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; T2D: type 2 diabetes