Table 1 General and biochemical parameters of the study participants

Age

37.94 (6.05)

33.61 (7.57)

< 0.001

Gender (n)

 Male

87

65

NS

 Female

13

15

Dietary habit (n)

 Veg

8

6

NS

 Non-veg

92

74

BMI (kg/m²)

24.91 (3.73)

24.0 (4.0)

0.078*

SBP (mmHg)

129.35 (12.67)

117.69 (8.41)

< 0.001*

DBP (mmHg)

90.35 (9.70)

79.50 (7.94)

< 0.001*

Vegetable (/week)

 < 7

85

69

0.813**

 7

15

11

Fruits (/week)

 < 7

87

68

0.700**

 7

13

12

Duration (years)

11.41 (7.0)

–

NA

Quantity (Pkt/day)

6 (3.13)

–

NA

Albumin (g/l)

41.90 (4.44)

45.09 (4.89)

< 0.001*

Uric acid (μmol/l)

333.98 (73.92)

405.30 (127.94)

< 0.001*

Bilirubin (μmol/l)

9.97 (6.40)

9.85 (6.07)

0.933*

Vitamin C (μmol/l)

58.18 (25.34)

90.05 (28.46)

< 0.001*

Vitamin E (μmol/l)

51.37 (16.59)

64.83 (22.58)

< 0.001*

MDA (nmol/ml)

8.26 (1.67)

4.40 (1.83)

< 0.001*

TC (mg/dl)

210.44 (44.7)

161.54 (31.78)

< 0.001*

TG (mg/dl)

157.18 (82.16)

122.14 (45.32)

< 0.001*

LDL-C (mg/dl)

132.71 (42.14)

92.49 (26.69)

< 0.001*

HDL-C (mg/dl)

45.50 (8.71)

47.33 (9.28)

0.177*