Abstract

A stasticaI analysis was made in studyinng the serurn lipids Ievel of Korean diabetics and its relation to sex, age, severity of disease, body weight of patients and diabetic vascular complications. Those studied were 314 diabetics and 37 normal subjects seen in Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul. High total lipids leveI was found at a higher rate among the diabetics, especially among females and the higher their age, the higher total Iipids lewel was. There was significant correlation between fasting blood sugar level and total lipids, The incidenee of high total lipids level was higher in cases with high blood. Sugar level. High total lipids level was related to obesity in male diabetics, but no significant relation in female patient.. No significant correlationn was found between total lipids level and diabetic vascular complications.