[Table/Fig-3]:

Serum zinc and other parameters in diabetic hypertensive and normotensive patients

Group	Group III n=41	Group II n=145	p- value
Systolic BP (mm Hg)	151.0±11.9	122.8±8.9	<0.001
Diastolic BP (mm Hg)	97.3±5.0	79.8±6.2	<0.001
Serum creatinine (mg/dl)	0.74±0.33	0.70±0.17	NS
Urinary zinc/creatine (ug/g)	1.92±0.76	1.76±0.66	NS
Microalbuminuria/creatinine (mg/g)	21.0±16.9	20.5±6.0	NS
Serum zinc (ug/dl)	77.9±17.2	79.2±15.0	NS
e-GFR (ml/min/1.73m2)	94.1±25.4	97.7±25.2	NS

*Results are mean+SD, NS: p>0.05