Abbreviations: LDL: low density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; FBS: fasting insulin and glucose; GTT: glucose tolerance test; HbA1c: glycosylated hemoglobin; PT: Prothrombin time; AST: aspartate transaminase; ALT: alanine transaminase; ALP: alkaline phosphatase; WBC: white blood cells; RBC: red blood cells; INR: International Normalized Ratio; MCV: Mean corpuscular volume; MCH: mean corpuscular hemoglobin; MCHC: mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; NS: Not statistically significant.