Table 1.

Clinical and Laboratory parameters of controls, DM and DKD patients from the screening cohort.

	DM	DKD
N	3	3
Age (years)	59.67 ± 4.93	60 ± 12.16
Sex (female/male)	0/3	0/3
Diabetes duration (years)	15.33 ± 3.21	14 ± 10.39
BMI (kg/m2)	26.43 ± 1.82	24.03 ± 1.03
UALB (mg/24 h)	9.79 ± 2.42	1127.00 ± 1393.455*
eGFR (ml/min/1.73m2)	94.00 ± 14.47	85.39 ± 14.95*
Diabetic retinopathy	No	Yes*

The data are expressed as the mean ± SEM, unless noted otherwise. BMI, Body Mass Index; UALB, micro-albuminuria; eGFR, glomerular filtration rate.

^*Significant differences against controls and DM group are indicated by *P < 0.05).