Comparison of diet consumption, body composition and lipoprotein lipid values of Kuwaiti fencing players with international norms

Table 2 Blood profiles of all subjects (n = 15)

Variables	Fencing Players (mean ± SD)	Normal Range	Mean of Normal Range
Glucose (mmol/L)	4.91 ± .33	3.9-6.38	5.14
Triglycerides (mmol/L)	1.13 ± .53	0.40-2.50	1.45
Total Cholesterol (mmol/L)	3.87 ± .16	1.3 - 6.24	3.77
HDL-C (mmol/L)	1.06 ± .23	0.91 - 1.56	1.23
LDL-C (mmol/L)	2.32 ± .55	< 3.4	< 3.4
HGB (mmol/L)	15.13 ± .61	14.0 - 17.5	15.75

Values are mean ± SD.
Abbreviations: HDL = high density lipoprotein; LDL = low density lipoprotein; HGB = hemoglobin;
Normal range according to National Heart, lung and blood institute. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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