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Table 2 Laboratory investigations of studied groups

From: Vascular endothelial growth factor A with two genetic variants for prediction of mixed microvascular diabetic complications

Parameters

Mixed complications

N = 26

Control

N = 26

Test

P value

FBG (mg/dl)

  

t = 

 

Mean ± SD

298.0 ± 74.3

85.6 ± 15.6

14.27

 < 0.001

Median (range)

297.5 (145–440)

88 (18–100)

  

HbA1c %

  

t = 

 

Mean ± SD

8.9 ± 1.3

5.0 ± 0.6

14.19

 < 0.001

Median (range)

8.7(6.9–12.8)

5.0 (4–6)

  

Cholesterol (mg/dl)

  

t = 

 

Mean ± SD

205.7 ± 26.4

153.5 ± 21.2

7.87

 < 0.001

Median (range)

200 (159–270)

155.5 (110–180)

  

TG (mg/dl)

  

t = 

 

Mean ± SD

134.2 ± 17.8

124.0 ± 22.9

1.79

0.08

Median (range)

136.5(73–150)

121(100–190)

  

HDL-c (mg/dl)

  

t = 

 

Mean ± SD

37.5 ± 2.2

40.3 ± 4.0

3.05

0.004

Median (range)

37 (35–43)

40 (34–53)

  

LDL-c (mg/dl)

  

t = 

 

Mean ± SD

135.5 ± 25.3

98.2 ± 10.3

6.97

 < 0.001

Median (range)

133 (106–208)

101(69–112)

  

ACR (mg/gm creatinine)

    

Mean ± SD

   

 < 0.001

Mean ± SD 

730.1 ± 285.5

14.9 ± 4.9

U = 

 

Median (range )

781 (110–1150)

14.5(7–23)

6.19

 

Creatinine (mg/dl)

    

Mean ± SD

4.7 ± 2.5

0.88 ± 0.12

U =

 < 0.001

Median (range)

5.55 (0.9–10)

0.90 (0.6–1.1

5.92

 

BUN (mg/dl)

  

U = 

 

Mean ± SD

56.0 ± 17.3

13.1 ± 3.8

 

 < 0.001

Median (range)

62 (11–71)

12.5 (8–20)

5.6

 

Uric acid (mg/dl)

  

t = 

 

Mean ± SD

7.4 ± 1.8

4.5 ± 1.2

6.88

 < 0.001

Median (range)

12.6 (3.5–9.6)

4.65 (2.7–6.5)

  

eGFR (ml/min/1.73m2)

  

U = 

 < 0.001

Mean ± SD

20.5 ± 24.5

100.2 ± 13.0

  

Median (range)

7.9 (5.3–99.2)

4.65 (71.9–133.7)

5.92

 

VEGF-A (pg/ml)

    

Mean ± SD

229.1 ± 279.1

139.0 ± 61.0

U = 

0.003

Median (range)

132.5 (60–1350)

117.5 (66–290)

4.53

 
  1. FBS fasting blood sugar, HbA1c hemoglobin A1C, TG triglyceride, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, BUN blood urea nitrogen, ACR albumin/creatinine ratio, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, VEGF-A vascular endothelial growth factor A
  2. *X2 = chi-squared test, t = Student’s t test, U = Mann–Whitney test, *P value ≤ 0 .05 is significant, **P value ≤ 0.001 is highly significant