The male vegetarians had lower than the male non vegetarians in serum total cholestrol (4.05 ± 0.92 vs 5.21 ± 1.21 mmol / l, p<0, 01), in LDL C (2.07 ± 0.72 vs 3.39 ± 1.09 mmol / l, p<0.01), in non-HDL C (2.88 ± 0.96 vs 4.04 ±118 mmol / l, p<0.01) and in serum hsCRP concentration (0.85 ±0.94 vs 4.21 ±5.73 mg / l, p < 0.05), but higher in HbA1c level (5.51± 0.71 vs 4.96 ±0.69%, p < 0.01) and prevalence of HbA1c ≥ 5.7% (36% vs 5.8%, p < 0.01), respectively.