Table I.

Association between SIRT5 expression and the clinicopathologic features of 65 patients with type 2 diabetes.

		SIRT5 protein expression
Characteristic	Number	Low (n=23)	High (n=42)	P-value
Age				0.011
<40	26	14	12
≥ 0	39	9	30
Sex				0.749
Male	30	10	20
Female	35	13	22
Blood glucose level				<0.001
<7.0 mM	25	15	10
>7.0 mM	40	8	32
PDX1 expression				<0.001
Low	38	7	31
High	27	16	11

Data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation. PDX1, pancreatic and duodenal homeobox 1.