Table 2.
Isolation of UCs from Patients with Diabetes and Blood Disorders
| Disease | Sex | No. of Samples Collected | No. of Samples with Successful Isolation | % UC Isolation | No. of UC Samples with Low Growth Rate | % of UC Samples with Low Growth Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1D | male | 6 | 4 | 67 | 3 | 75 |
| female | 3 | 2 | 67 | 0 | 0 | |
| total | 9 | 6 | 67 | 3 | 50 | |
| T2D | male | 38 | 14 | 37 | 9 | 64 |
| female | 12 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 100 | |
| total | 50 | 15 | 30 | 10 | 67 | |
| Blood disorders | male | 8 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| female | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| total | 10 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Overall total | 69 | 23 | 33 | 13 | 57 |
T1D, type 1 diabetes; T2D, type 2 diabetes.