Abstract:
The objective of this study is to compare the lipid profile of diabetic patients and healthy people. The serum cholesterol level in control (N=22) and diabetic subjects (N=114) in this study were 179.5 mg/dl and 201.68 mg/dl, respectively. Similar trend was observed for LDL cholesterol levels for control and diabetic subjects; 110.92 mg/dl and 130.83 mg/dl, respectively; and serum triglycerides were 141.68 mg/dl and 204.45 mg/dl, respectively. These results suggested that substantial increased in serum cholesterol, LDL cholesterol and triglycerides in type II diabetes mellitus which could be used as as a guidelines for lipid lowering management in such patients.
