Table 3.

Comparison of various parameters among the three groups ($\overline{x}$ ± s).

Parameter	CNT (n = 42)	DM (n = 42)	DN (n = 42)	F	P-value
GLU (mmol/L)	5.16 ± 1.10	9.94 ± 4.95a	10.37 ± 5.25a	19.027	< 0.001
SBP (mmHg)	120.20 ± 8.93	125.88 ± 16.25	137.90 ± 16.72a,b	10.624	< 0.001
DBP (mmHg)	75.43 ± 10.46	78.17 ± 10.54	81.90 ± 9.76a	4.271	0.016
T-Cho (mmol/L)	4.31 ± 1.06	4.63 ± 0.99	4.68 ± 1.42	0.440	0.645
TG (mmol/L)	1.13 ± 0.58	2.15 ± 1.78a	2.39 ± 1.48a	8.757	< 0.001
HDL-C (mmol/L)	1.40 ± 0.29	1.13 ± 0.22a	1.19 ± 0.30a	11.526	< 0.001
LDL-C (mmol/L)	2.36 ± 0.77	2.31 ± 0.89	2.31 ± 0.83	0.257	0.773
ALT (U/L)	19.62 ± 11.54	22.90 ± 13.10	22.26 ± 12.41	2.019	0.137
AST (U/L)	19.86 ± 7.83	14.31 ± 5.99a	16.69 ± 5.73a	7.355	0.001
Cre (µmol/L)	63.14 ± 15.31	60.37 ± 26.17	97.53 ± 58.66a,b	9.103	< 0.001
Uric acid (µmol/L)	291.73 ± 110.69	307.05 ± 91.65	362.91 ± 125.39a,b	3.075	0.050

ALT: alanine transaminase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; Cre: serum creatinine; DPB: diastolic blood pressure; GLU: glucose; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low density lipoprotein cholesterol; SBP: systolic blood pressure; T-Cho: total cholesterol; TG: triglyceride.

^aP < 0.05 versus CNT group.

^bP < 0.05 versus DM group.