Glycemic status, antioxidant enzyme and lipid peroxidation among patients with diabetes mellitus in Buea Regional Hospital in Cameroon

Table 2 Comparison of measured anthropometric and biochemical parameters in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and healthy controls in Buea Regional Hospital, mean ± SD

Variable	T2DM (n = 96)	Control (n = 96)	t test	P value
Weight (kg)	76.29 ± 16.3	75.2 ± 14.3	1.70	0.34
Height (m)	1.61 ± 0.1	1.43 ± 2.1	0.45	0.55
BMI (kg/m2)	29.45 ± 6.6	27.38 ± 5.8	2.30	0.023
WC (cm)	101.27 ± 18.3	98.23 ± 15.6	0.32	0.64
SBP (mm/Hg)	126 ± 24.1	119 ± 14.2	0.03	0.99
DBP (mm/Hg)	84.34 ± 1.4	81.29 ± 3.6	0.33	0.32
HbA1c (%)	7.65 ± 0.85	4.83 ± 0.51	27.80	< 0.001
HDL-C (mg/dL)	44.04 ± 11.29	56.98 ± 5.57	-10.00	< 0.001
LDL-C (mg/dL)	130.08 ± 14.98	120.9 ± 9.91	16.00	< 0.001
TG (mg/dL)	138.60 ± 25.14	107.42 ± 11.25	11.40	< 0.001
TC (mg/dL)	200.13 ± 15.15	175.85 ± 9.66	13.30	< 0.001
MDA (nmol/mL)	1.45 ± 0.62	0.75 ± 0.26	10.03	< 0.001
FPG (mg/dL)	181.37 ± 89.23	89.00 ± 80.00	10.03	< 0.001
CAT (U/L)	49.23 ± 13.17	58 ± 14.23	12.20	0.04

BMI: Body mass index; WC: Waist circumference; SBP: Systolic blood pressure; DBP: Diastolic blood pressure; HbA1c: Glycated hemoglobin; HDL-C: High-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG: Triglycerides; TC: Total cholesterol; MDA: Malondialdehyde; FPG: Fasting plasma glucose; CAT: Catalase; T2DM: Type 2 diabetes mellitus.