Table 4.
The univariate significant correlations between skin autofluorescence and biochemical parameters.
| Skin AF | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| T1DM | T2DM | Controls | |
| Duration of DM | 0.25 | 0.38 | — |
| (NS) | (0.01) | ||
| Age | 0.53 | 0.22 | 0.73 |
| (0.0001) | (NS) | (0.0004) | |
| HbA1c | 0.22 | 0.41 | 0.33 |
| (NS) | (0.007) | (NS) | |
| sRAGE | 0.37 | 0.60 | 0.29 |
| (0.02) | (0.00003) | (NS) | |
| sICAM | 0.61 | 0.16 | 0.37 |
| (0.0007) | (NS) | (NS) | |
| vWF | 0.52 | 0.28 | 0.63 |
| (0.005) | (NS) | (0.004) | |
| Creatinine | 0.34 | 0.25 | −0.28 |
| (0.02) | (NS) | (NS) | |
| ACR | 0.34 | 0.44 | 0.22 |
| (0.02) | (0.007) | (NS) | |
| eGFR | −0.48 | −0.30 | −0.33 |
| (0.001) | (0.05) | (NS) | |
r in the first line of the cell, P in the brackets.
Abbreviations: AF: autofluorescence; AU: arbitrary unit; HbA1c: glycated hemoglobin; sRAGE: soluble receptor for advanced glycation end-products; vWF: von Willebrand factor; sICAM: intercellular adhesion molecule; ACR: albumin-creatinine ratio; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate.