Table 1

Demographic characteristics and clinical data of the groups

Type 2 diabetes

Healthy

P value


n

21

26


Gender (M/F)

8/13

6/20

0.0832


Age (years)

51.16 (10.17)

48.48 (9.42)

0.1868


BMI (kg/m2)

27.85 (4.64)

28.32 (2.22)

0.4579


Glucose (mg/dl)

265.30 (79.71)

96.28 (9.19)

< 0.0001 *


Creatinine (mg/dl)

0.70 (0.24)

0.76 (0.12)

0.0757


Cholesterol (mg/dl)

211.50 (37.15)

212.00 (43.44)

0.4547


Triglycerides (mg/dl)

295.50 (297.10)

198.00 (116.80)

0.0171 *


LDL cholesterol (mg/dl)

129.30 (37.29)

134.60 (34.26)

0.5


HDL cholesterol (mg/dl)

45.16 (8.96)

46.08 (12.23)

0.4019


Hb1Ac (%)

10.42 (2.04)

5.58 (0.25)

< 0.0001 *


Time since diagnosis (years)

7

-


Data are means SD. *P values correspond to the differences between healthy and type 2 diabetes

Gonzalez et al. BMC Immunology 2012 13:19   doi:10.1186/1471-2172-13-19

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