Table 3.
Comparison between poor- and good-controlled diabetics regarding laboratory investigations
| Variable | Poor control (A1c ≥ 7.5%) (n=75) |
Good control (A1c < 7.5%) (n=25) |
t-test | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cu (ug/dL) mean ± SD | 70.5 ± 8.2 (68.8–78.8) | 77.8 ± 9.2 (74.5–80.7) | 2.1 | <0.05* |
| Mg (mg/dL) mean ± SD | 1.88 ± 0.2 (1.5–1.99) | 2.03 ± 0.24 (1.7–2.5) | 5.9 | <0.001** |
| Zn (ug/dL) mean ± SD | 95.9 ± 2.4 (94.4–98.7) | 110.6 ± 17.7 (101.2–115.6) | 8.7 | <0.001** |
| Se (Ng/mL) mean ± SD | 15.6 ± 6.1 (7.6–26.4) | 24.7 ± 6.5 (20.5–27.6) | 5.1 | <0.001** |
| GSH (mg/gHb) mean ± SD | 1.35 ± 0.11 (0.8–2.0) | 2.5 ± 0.23 (2.4–2.8) | 6.8 | <0.001** |
| GPx (U/gHb) mean ± SD | 20.0 ± 3.8 (16.0–30.1) | 31.7 ± 4.6 (26.5–38) | 6.4 | <0.001** |
Note:
*
Significant;
**
Highly significant
Abbreviations: A1c %, glycosylated hemoglobin; Cu, copper; GPx, glutathione peroxidase; GSH, reduced glutathione; Mg, magnesium, Se, selenium; Zn, zinc.