Figure 1.

Significant differences between subgroups divided by positivity of GADA or IAA. (A, B and C) GADA-positive group presents lower levels of BMI,WHR and mALB in comparison with negative counterparts; (D, E, F, G and H) IAA-positive group tends to show higher rate of insulin treatment and higher levels of FBG, HDL-CH,AST and GGT than negative ones. All comparison tests between the two groups were performed using the statistical method of Mann–Whitney U test. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001 and ****P < 0.0001. BMI, body mass index; WHR, waist-hip ratio; mALB, urinary microalbumin; FBG, fasting blood glucose; HDL-CH, high-density lipoprotein (cholesterol); AST, aspartate transaminase; GGT, r-glutamyltransferase; GADA, glutamic acid decarboxylase autoantibodies; IAA, insulin autoantibodies.