Table 3 Comparison of demographic characteristics and laboratory tests between the group with high TG and low HDL-C and the group with high TG and normal HDL-C levels (matched by their gender, TG levels, and diabetes duration)

Duration of diabetes (yr)

8.42 ± 6.41^#

8.54 ± 5.97

0.669

Age (yr)

54.41 ± 10.07

57.14 ± 10.14

 < 0.001^*

Female sex (%) (n)

50.7 (525)

50.50 (540)

0.924

Height (cm)

163.55 ± 9.27

163.26 ± 9.35

0.475

Weight (kg)

77.59 ± 12.59

78.45 ± 13.13

0.128

BMI (kg/m^2)

29.21 ± 4.16

29.45 ± 4.45

0.202

VAI

19.84 ± 3.71

20.27 ± 3.98

0.035^*

Waist (cm)

98.46 ± 9.39

99.16 ± 10.00

0.098

Hip (cm)

105.34 ± 7.91

106.57 ± 8.59

0.004^*

WHR

0.94 ± 0.05

0.94 ± 0.05

0.660

Blood pressure (mmHg)

Systolic

127.07 ± 15.71

131.64 ± 17.70

 < 0.001^*

Diastolic

78.23 ± 8.38

79.96 ± 9.40

 < 0.001^*

FBS (mg/ dL)

166.06 ± 57.74

175.09 ± 62.25

0.001^*

2hPP(mg/ dL)

231.38 ± 92.14

242.07 ± 93.98

0.008^*

HbA1C (mg/ dL)

7.82 ± 1.71

8.11 ± 1.79

 < 0.001^*

Cholesterol (mg/ dL)

182.37 ± 40.08

205.50 ± 43.71

 < 0.001^*

HDL-C (mg/ dL)

36.99 ± 5.89

52.45 ± 9.02

 < 0.001^*

LDL-C (mg/ dL)

104.09 ± 34.64

113.68 ± 37.16

 < 0.001^*

TG (mg/ dL)

213.12 ± 48.13

212.44 ± 55.11

0.762

Non-HDL (mg/ dL)

145.38 ± 38.49

153.06 ± 42.76

 < 0.001^*

TG/HDL ratio

5.93 ± 1.82

4.17 ± 1.34

 < 0.001^*

AIP

1.74 ± 0.27

1.38 ± 0.30

 < 0.001^*

Creatinine (mg/ dL)

1.00 ± 0.22

1.00 ± 20

0.333

Urea (mg/ dL)

31.38 ± 10.77

32.07 ± 11.33

0.420

GFR

87.83 ± 24.32

86.55 ± 24.51

0.231

History of hypertension (%)

18.5 (192)

44.1 (472)

 < 0.001^*