Table 1 Biochemical characteristics of normal and IDDM patients

1.

Number

20

15

2.

Age

5 – 20

5 – 20

3.

Body mass index (BMI)

18.14 ± 2.4

18.92 ± 3.4

4.

Blood glucose

80 ± 12

342 ± 56^$

5.

Serum total protein

6.85 ± 0.96

5.60 ± 0.6^$

6.

Serum albumin

3.84 ± 0.45

2.80 ± 0.4^$

7.

A:G ratio

1 – 2

0.92 ± 0.12

8.

Triglycerides

110 ± 34

153 ± 32

9.

Cholesterol

172 ± 31

187 ± 23

10.

VLDL – cholesterol

23 ± 5.6

34 ± 5^$

11.

LDL – cholesterol

102 ± 14

121 ± 14

12.

HDL – cholesterol

38 ± 6

34 ± 8

13.

Blood urea

31 ± 8

42 ± 10

14.

Serum creatinine

1.10 ± 0.3

1.62 ± 0.42

15.

Glycosylated Hb

6.12 ± 0.3

11.5 ± 3.2