Table 2.

Laboratory data of the studied patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (n=300)

Variables	Group I Normoalbuminuria (n=100)	Group II Microalbuminuria (n=100)	Group III Macroalbuminuria (n=100)	P-value
HbA1c (%)
Range	6.70–7.90	6.70–7.80	6.70–7.90	0.056
Mean ± SD	7.22±0.32	7.28±0.32	7.34±0.36
Creatinine (mg/dL)
Range	0.62–0.92	0.66–1.21	1.09–1.89	<0.001*
Mean ± SD	0.75±0.08	0.80±0.13	1.57±0.19
eGFR (mL/min)
Range	67–95	61–82	40–66	<0.001*
Mean ± SD	79.49±7.93	68.34±5.58	51.08±5.93
ACR (mg/g)
Range	7.00–16.40	55.30–212.30	498.00–1623	<0.001*
Mean ± SD	10.75±2.30	114.74±41.23	908.24±283.37
Galectin-3 (ng/mL)
Range	5.00–15.40	9.90–21.30	14.80–25.50	<0.001*
Mean ± SD	9.02±3.55	14.48±3.78	19.15±2.85

Note:

^*Significant (P<0.05).

Abbreviations: ACR, albumin/creatinine ratio; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate.