Table 2:

Serum lipids, renal function tests and inflammatory markers of the studied population

Characteristics	T2DP (n = 197)		Controls (n = 197)		*P-value
	X ± SD	95% CI	X ± SD	95% CI
Serum lipids
Triglycerides (mmol/L)	1.81 ± 0.58	1.52 – 2.03	0.78 ± 0.31	0.69–0.82	0.008
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)	3.36 ± 0.27	3.07 – 3.62	3.34 ± 0.19	3.27 – 3.46	0.972
LDL-Cholesterol (mmol/L)	2.02 ± 0.41	1.74 – 2.36	1.53 ± 0.32	1.41 – 1.66	0.011
HDL-Cholesterol (mmol/L)	0.29 ± 0.08	0.22 – 0.35	0.65 ± 0.12	0.59 – 0.73	0.009
Renal function tests
Urea (mmol/L)	8.11 ± 2.42	7.05 – 8.89	4.91 ± 0.37	4.70 – 5.05	0.013
Uric acid (µmol/L)	351.6 ± 62.07	312.57 – 390.84	219.8 ± 34.63	204.09–237.02	0.015
Creatinine (µmol/L)	139.01 ± 27.53	113.28 – 173.92	74.11 ± 13.17	70.21 – 77.5	0.007
GFR (ml/min)	58.00 ± 12.57	41.55 – 76.01	107.39 ± 37.61	94.67 – 115.58	0.006
Albumin (g/L)	30.94 ± 5.13	23.62 – 41.05	59.17 ± 4.83	58.03 – 66.01	0.018
Inflammatory markers
Fibrinogen (g/L)	1.67 ± 0.34	1.60 – 1.87	1.23 ± 0.19	1.12 – 1.4	0.023
CRP (g/L)	1.42 ± 0.27	1.29 – 1.94	0.87 ± 0.12	0.8 – 0.97	0.019

^*P-value: significant difference between type 2 diabetic patients and controls using independent sample Student’s t-test; T2DP: type 2 diabetic patients; X: average; SD: standard deviation; CI: confidence interval, GFR: Glomerular filtration rate; CRP: C protein reactive