Diabetic retinopathy

Diabetic controls

P (t test)

Plasma cholesterol (mmol/l)

4.5 (SD 1.1)

4.6 (SD 0.9)

0.690

LDL cholesterol (mmol/l)

2.7 (SD 0.9)

2.6 (SD 0.7)

0.259

HDL cholesterol (mmol/l)

1.3 (SD 0.3)

1.5 (SD 0.5)

0.000

Triglycerides (mmol/l)

1.7 (SD 1.3)

1.1 (SD 0.7)

0.000

Table 2: Fasting plasma lipids. The data are expressed as mean (SD).