Lean (underweight) NIDDM - peculiarities and differences in metabolic and hormonal status - a pilot study.
In the present series of 204 patients with NIDDM, 37 were lean and 35 obese. Mean FBG and HbA1C were significantly higher (P<0.02 and <0.01) in the former. Serum lipids such as total cholesterol (Tc) and triglycerides (Tg) were lower (P<0.05) in the lean .....