Table 1. The difference in the means of patient parameters according to existence of DKD.
|
Parameters |
Patient groups (mean ±SD) |
P value |
|
|
Normoalbuminuric T2DM N=63 |
DKD in T2DM N=98 |
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|
Age (years) |
60.17±7.87 |
59.90±8.31 |
.834 |
|
BMI (Kg\m2) |
30.54±4.23 |
30.82±5.19 |
.730 |
|
Hb (g/dl) |
13.52±1.53 |
13.13±1.48 |
.108 |
|
Systolic BP (mmHg) |
131.11±13.81 |
131.89±15.17 |
.743 |
|
Diastolic BP (mmHg) |
82.30±7.50 |
80.26±9.20 |
.142 |
|
DM duration (years) |
10.22±5.56 |
10.23±5.62 |
.989 |
|
FBG (mmol\l) |
10.36±3.86 |
10.58±4.30 |
.748 |
|
HbA1c (%) |
8.37±1.71 |
9.16±1.97 |
.010* |
|
TC (mmol\l) |
4.14±1.13 |
4.65±1.27 |
.011* |
|
TG (mmol\l) |
2.08±1.08 |
2.15±1.18 |
.739 |
|
HDL (mmol\l) |
0.94±0.22 |
0.99±0.24 |
.191 |
*Significant according to Independent Samples T-Test (P value<0.05). BMI: body mass index, Hb: hemoglobin, BP: blood pressure, FBG: fasting blood glucose, HbA1c: glycated hemoglobin, TC: Total Cholesterol, TG: Triglyceride, and HDL: high density lipoprotein.