| Parameters  | 
        Group1 (Controls) n    = 62 | 
        Group 2    (Diabetic) n    = 64 | 
       
      
        | Age (Years) | 
        49±7 | 
        53±7 | 
       
      
        | No: of    hypertensives (n) | 
        -- | 
        26 | 
       
      
        | No: of tobacco    users (n) | 
        9 | 
        7 | 
       
      
        | Plasma Fasting    Glucose (mg/dL) | 
        94±13 | 
        117±18 | 
       
      
        | Total    cholesterol (mg/dL) | 
        168.16±25.64 | 
        178.81±35.49 | 
       
      
        | Triglycerides    (mg/dL) | 
        125.19±37.74 | 
        161.75±36.07* | 
       
      
        | HDL-C (mg/dL) | 
        45.08±9.13 | 
        42.53±9.64 | 
       
      
        | LDL-C (mg/dL) | 
        88.5±21.94 | 
        115.75±30.39* | 
       
      
        | Apo B (mg/dL) | 
        85.45±17.46 | 
        95.73±17.96* | 
       
      
        | Triglycerides/HDL-C    ratio | 
        2.88±1.06 | 
        4±1.32* | 
       
      
        | LDL-C/LDL-apo B    ratio | 
        1.56±0.67 | 
        1.47±0.62 | 
       
      
        | Small, dense LDL    (mg/dL) | 
        19.76±12.42 | 
        46.23±10.69* | 
       
     
    * indicate p value <0.05 compared to control group |