| Variables |
All patients
(Mean ± SD |
Range |
Emirati
N=14 |
Pakistani
N=16 |
Sudanese
N=19 |
P |
LSD* |
| Males |
N=21(42.9%) |
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| Females |
N=28 (57.1%) |
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| All |
N=49 (100%) |
|
N=14 (28.6%) |
N=16 (32.7%) |
N=19 (38.8%) |
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| Height (CM) |
168.4 ± 8.9 |
149-187 |
169.5 ± 7.8 |
164 ± 7 |
170.7 ± 8 |
0.11NS |
|
| Weight (Kg) |
77.7 ± 13.6 |
51-107 |
78.9 ± 12.8 |
71.5 ± 23 |
82 ± 11 |
0.05S |
Sudanese versus Pakistani (p=0.02) |
| BMI |
27.3 ± 4.1 |
18-34 |
27.5 ± 3.6 |
26.2 ± 4 |
28.2 ± 3 |
0.35NS |
|
| HBA1C (%) |
4.8-6.2 |
5.4 ± 0.33 |
5.4 ± 0.3 |
5.5 ± 0.4 |
5.4 ± 0.3 |
0.74NS |
|
| FBS (mg/dl) |
73-123 |
94.1 ± 10.4 |
92.5 ± 8 |
98.3 ± 10 |
91.8 ± 7 |
0.14NS |
|
| Total cholesterol (mg/dl) |
132-277 |
194 ± 32 |
203 ± 36 |
182.6 ± 26 |
198.5 ± 30 |
0.18NS |
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| TG (mg/dl) |
34-245 |
108.4 ± 54 |
107 ± 50 |
102 ± 59 |
114.4 ± 47 |
0.78NS |
|
| HDL (mg/dl) |
32-88 |
55.8 ± 14.9 |
52 ± 13 |
56.2 ± 15.8 |
58.2 ± 17 |
0.51NS |
|
| LDL (mg/dl) |
62-231 |
120.9 ± 34 |
132 ± 31 |
106.5 ± 28 |
120.7 ± 22 |
0.13NS |
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* LSD= least significant difference post hoc test |
