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Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients grouped by HbA1c levels (Mean±SD)
| Parameter | Group A | Group B | Group C | P |
| BMI: Body mass index; SBP: Systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; Cr: Creatinine; UREA: Urea nitrogen; UA: Uric acid; TG: Triglyceride; TC: Total cholesterol; HDL-C: High-density cholesterol; LDL-C: Low-density cholesterol. | ||||
| n | 278 | 260 | 265 | |
| Gender (male/female) | 156/122 | 157/103 | 173/92 | 0.092 |
| Age (year) | 59.64±11.74 | 58.76±12.48 | 56.10±13.79 | 0.004 |
| Diabetes duration (year) | 8.70±7.11 | 9.58±7.08 | 6.86±7.37 | 0.000 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25.14±3.63 | 26.00±3.67 | 24.86±3.18 | 0.001 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 133.16±18.11 | 134.67±18.40 | 134.50±19.60 | 0.594 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 77.61±11.26 | 78.52±11.80 | 80.06±12.20 | 0.050 |
| HbA1c (%) | 6.78±0.65 | 8.82±0.59 | 11.51±1.49 | 0.000 |
| ALT (U/L) | 24.46±18.21 | 29.03±22.39 | 25.28±20.39 | 0.005 |
| AST (U/L) | 22.00±9.96 | 23.87±15.11 | 22.27±13.76 | 0.119 |
| Cr (μmol/L) | 65.33±13.78 | 62.63±14.68 | 60.61±14.78 | 0.001 |
| UREA (mmol/L) | 5.48±1.43 | 5.43±1.40 | 5.37±1.77 | 0.708 |
| UA (μmol/L) | 308.71±76.45 | 296.04±76.76 | 283.04±78.35 | 0.001 |
| TG (mmol/L) | 1.45±1.15 | 1.59±1.39 | 1.58±1.48 | 0.225 |
| TC (mmol/L) | 4.42±0.96 | 4.63±1.24 | 4.92±1.14 | 0.000 |
| HDL-C (mmol/L) | 1.12±0.27 | 1.08±0.30 | 1.10±0.27 | 0.175 |
| LDL-C (mmol/L) | 2.84±0.77 | 3.05±0.91 | 3.27±0.88 | 0.000 |