Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of patients with DN and normal controls.

Characteristic	NC (N = 10)	DN (N = 10)
Sex (M/F)	6/4	5/5
Age (years)	65.3 ± 9.8	67.4 ± 8.6
Scr(umol/L)	72.7 ± 15.4	152.7 ± 35.4*
BUN (mmol/L)	4.2 ± 2.6	15.5 ± 2.4*
eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m2)	102.5 ± 43.5	36.4 ± 20.1*
SBP (mm Hg)	121.3 ± 13.5	149.3 ± 18.4*
DBP (mm Hg)	72.4 ± 10.3	107.7 ± 14.6*

Scr, serum creatinine; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate (calculated using the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration equation); SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure.

^*p < 0.05 as compared to normal controls.