Table 1.

Baseline characteristics.

	NHK (n = 5)	DN1 (n = 6)	DN2 (n = 8)
Gender (M/F)	4/1	4/2	6/2
Age (years)	45 ± 10	44 ± 17	48 ± 12
Serum creatinine (mg/dL)	0.9 ± 0.2	0.7 ± 0.1	1.1 ± 0.3∗
Total protein (g/dL)	7.4 ± 0.8	6.9 ± 0.6	6.0 ± 1.6
HbA1c (%)	ND	8.7 ± 2.3	8.8 ± 2.9
Urinary protein (g/day)	ND	0.22 ± 0.15	1.95 ± 2.45∗
Creatinine clearance (mL/min)	ND	97.0 ± 20.5	73.3 ± 26.0∗

Data are expressed as mean ± SD.

  ^∗ p < 0.05 versus DN1.

ND: not determined.