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Table 1 Patients’ characteristics and clinical data

From: Plasma fetuin-A/α2-HS-glycoprotein correlates negatively with inflammatory cytokines, chemokines and activation biomarkers in individuals with type-2 diabetes

Parameter

Diabetic

Non-diabetic

Lean

Overweight

Obese

Lean

Overweight

Obese

Total number (N)

11

18

24

24

23

25

Male (N)

7

9

14

10

7

11

Female (N)

4

9

10

14

16

14

Age (Yrs.)

28–58

36–61

23–75

21–61

23–60

28–66

Body mass index (kg/m2)

23.9 ± 1.6

27.7 ± 1.5

33.9 ± 2.5

22.4 ± 1.9

27.1 ± 1.5

34.8 ± 3.6

Body fat percentage

28.9 ± 4.9

33.5 ± 5.9

36.9 ± 5.5

31.3 ± 5.1

33.8 ± 4.6

39.1 ± 5.0

Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/L)

7.9 ± 2.6

7.5 ± 2.8

8.7 ± 2.6

5.1 ± 0.8

5.2 ± 0.4

5.6 ± 0.9

Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) (%)

7.4 ± 1.8

6.9 ± 1.3

8.7 ± 1.9

5.5 ± 0.5

5.6 ± 0.4

6.0 ± 1.5

Total cholesterol (mmol/L)

5.1 ± 1.3

5.1 ± 2.0

5.2 ± 1.2

4.9 ± 1.1

5.2 ± 0.9

3.6 ± 0.9

High-density lipoprotein (mmol/L)

1.4 ± 1.0

1.2 ± 0.5

1.2 ± 0.3

1.4 ± 0.4

1.4 ± 0.5

1.2 ± 0.3

Low-density lipoprotein (mmol/L)

3.2 ± 0.7

3.3 ± 1.7

3.2 ± 1.0

3.2 ± 0.8

3.2 ± 0.8

3.5 ± 0.9

Triglycerides (mmol/L)

1.3 ± 0.8

1.6 ± 1.4

2.0 ± 1.6

0.8 ± 0.3

1.1 ± 0.6

1.3 ± 0.6

Hypertension (N)

1

12

12

0

3

7

Hyperlipidemia (N)

1

1

3

3

0

2

Therapy

Lipitor Insulin Aldomet

Metformin Lipitor Novorapid Concor

Metformin Diamicron NovoRapid Lipitor Concor

Lipitor

Lipitor Concor

Lipitor Aldomet Eltoxin