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      *The mean is significant at the p< 0.05 (by independent t-test analysis)
        | Parameters | males |  | Females | P value |  
        |  | Patients
          (N=42) | Controls
          (N=38) | P values | Patients
          (N=28) | Controls
          (N=32 |  
        | WHR(cm/cm) | 0.94 | 0.80 | 0.001* | 0.92 | 0.76 | 0.001* |  
        | BMI(Kg/m2) | 23.91 | 22.34 | 0.009* | 25.69 | 22.34 | 0.001* |  
        | SBG(mg/dl) | 245.24 | 111.75 | 0.001* | 236.55 | 107.41 | 0.001* |  
        | ALT(U/L) | 13.86 | 11.00 | 0.112 | 12.79 | 10.12 | 0.025* |  
        | AST(U/L) | 23.90 | 18.82 | 0.051 | 20.45 | 17.84 | 0.027* |  
        | ALP(U/L) | 213.60 | 182.75 | 0.038* | 246.92 | 182.28 | 0.001* |  
        | TP(g/dl) | 7.50 | 7.69 | 0.129 | 7.41 | 7.92 | 0.001* |  
        | TB(mg/dl) | 0.53 | 0.44 | 0.050 | 0.56 | 0.46 | 0.026* |  
        | DB(mg/dl) | 0.08 | 0.19 | 0.001* | 0.10 | 0.22 | 0.001* |  |