Table 1

Blood glucose and lipidaemic profiles of University of Crete medical students


Men1
Women2


Mean ± S.D.3
p-value4

BG (mmol/l)
4.73 ± 0.59
4.59 ± 0.56
<0.001
TC (mmol/l)
4.65 ± 0.91
4.63 ± 0.87
NS5
TG (mmol/l)
0.83 ± 0.43
0.66 ± 0.28
<0.001
HDL-C (mmol/l)
1.19 ± 0.30
1.44 ± 0.35
<0.001
LDL-C (mmol/l)
3.01 ± 0.86
2.86 ± 0.82
0.010
TC:HDL-C
4.12 ± 1.30
3.40 ± 1.02
<0.001

1 N = 527 except for BG analysis where N = 412. 2 N = 462 except for BG analysis where N = 346. 3 Standard deviation. 4 ANCOVA (adjusting for the year of examination) for differences between the two genders. 5 Not significant.

Bertsias et al. BMC Public Health 2003 3:3   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-3-3