This study was done on sixteen (16) non insulin dependent diabetics
without atherosclerosis and sixteen (16) noninsulin dependent diabetics
with atherosclerosis in addition to sixteen (16) normal controls. In this
study we found that: (A) NIDD patients without atherosclerosis compared
to controls
- Serum chromium and AP0A1 showed non-significant change.
- Total cholesterol showed a significant increase.
- HDL-cholesterol showed a significant decrease.
NIDD patients with atherosclerosis as compared to controls.
- Serum chromium and HDL-cholesterol showed a significant decrease.
- APO A -1 showed non -significant change.
- Total cholesterol showed a significant increase.
C. NIDD patients with atherosclerosis as compared to those without
atherosclerosis.
- Serum chromium and APO Al showed non-significant change.
- Total cholesterol showed a significant increase.
- HDL-cholesterol showed a significant decrease. |
