[Table/Fig-1]:

Diabetic patients and controls characteristics

Parameters*	Patients n=300	Controls n=100	p-value
Systolic BP (mm Hg)	131.6±16.4	115.6±7.3	<0.001
Diastolic BP (mm Hg)	85.5±10.2	74.0±6.5	<0.001
Serum creatinine (mg/dl)	0.74±0.33	0.68±0.14	<0.05
Urinary zinc/creatine (ug/g)	2.33±1.18	1.01±0.57	<0.001
Microalbuminuria/creatinine (mg/g)	54.7±68.4	16.2±7.6	<0.001
Serum zinc (ug/dl)	70.0±19.2	86.2±15.2	<0.001
e-GFR (ml/min/1.73m2)	95.8±26.4	108.2±24.6	<0.001

*Results are mean+SD