Table 2.
Biochemical parameters among diabetes and control participant (as mean ± SD) (N = 384), Northwest, Ethiopia, 2017
| Parameters | DM participants (mean ± SD) |
Control group (mean ± SD) |
P value | Laboratory reference range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FBS(mg/dl) | 189.80 ± 64.45 | 89.52 ± 10.81 | < 0.001 | 60–110 mg/dL |
| AST(IU/L) | 42.94 ± 19.08 | 20.34 ± 9.90 | < 0.001 | 0–37 U/L |
| ALT(IU/L) | 46.06 ± 22.38 | 22.66 ± 9.45 | < 0.001 | 0–42 U/L |
| GGT | 21.98 ± 8.36 | 20.28 ± 9.63 | 0.065 | 0–48 U/L |
DM Diabetes Mellitus, International Units per Liter, mg/dL milligrams per deciliter, SD standard deviation