Table 3.
Routine laboratory results
| Controls N = 15 | Diabetic HD N = 14 | Nondiabetic HD N = 14 | All HD N = 28 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creatinine (μmol/l) | 71.0 [23.0] | 531.0 [298.0]** | 887.0 [246.5]*** | 726.5 [400.5] |
| Urea (mmol/l) | 5.0 [1.5] | 18.2 [8.6]*** | 17.9 [9.3]*** | 17.9 [8.7] |
| Cholesterol (mmol/l) | 4.9 [1.3] | 4.6 [2.2] | 4.7 [1.7] | 4.6 [1.7] |
| HbA1c (%) | 5.5 [0.4] | 5.9 [2.1] | 5.5 [0.5] | 5.6 [0.8] |
| CRP (mg/l) | 1.6 [2.4] | 12.6 [9.6]*** | 4.8 [13.0] | 9.4 [12.9] |
| IL-6 (pg/ml) | 1.1 [1.1] | 9.7 [12.8]*** | 4.7 [6.7]** | 6.9 [12.6] |
| Bicarbonate (mmol/l) | 25.9 [3.5] | 22.8 [1.7]* | 22.2 [3.9]** | 22.3 [2.6] |
| BNP (pg/ml) | 26.0 [35.0] | 287.0 [695.8]*** | 113.0 [420.8]** | 262.0 [401.3] |
In some individuals, CRP levels were reported by the lab as < 1 mg/l and IL-6 levels as < 0.5 pg/ml. These data points were entered as 0.5 mg/l and 0.3 pg/ml, respectively.
* = p < 0.05 vs. controls; ** = p < 0.01 vs. controls; *** = p < 0.001 vs. controls by Kruskal-Wallis and Dunn’s test. Statistical tests were done for the three groups controls, diabetic and nondiabetic patients. The column “all HD” remained untested