After maintaining a fasting state for 12 hours, blood samples were obtained from each participant to measure plasma glucose, HbA1C, creatinine, and lipid profiles. Serum total cholesterol, triglyceride, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) were determined using the dry, multilayer analytical slide method in the Fuji Dri-Chem 3000 analyzer (Fuji Photo Film Corporation, Tokyo, Japan). The levels of HbA1C were evaluated by ion-exchange high-pressure liquid chromatography method (BIO-RAD VARIANT II, Los Angeles, CA). Plasma glucose concentrations were determined by the glucose oxidase method on a Beckman Glucose Analyzer II (Beckman Instruments, Fullerton, CA).
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