Table 3.
Clinical biochemistry findings per group stratified by diabetic status.
| Asymptomatic (N = 164) |
Mild-moderate group (N = 171) |
Severe symptoms (N = 82) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Diabetics (N = 119) |
Diabetics (N = 45) |
p-value | Non-Diabetics (N = 133) |
Diabetics (N = 38) |
p-value | Non-Diabetics (N = 37) |
Diabetics (N = 45) |
p-value | |
| Variables | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | |||
| eGFR mL/min/1.73m2 | 109.64 ± 19.27 | 95.10 ± 17.2 | <0.001 | 104.97 ± 18.61 | 91.71 ± 23.59 | .002 | 76.46 ± 34.14 | 57.50 ± 33.81 | .035 |
| CRP mg/L | 6.22 ± 8.81 | 13.61 ± 21.91 | .033 | 22.34 ± 30.66 | 38.89 ± 35.91 | .016 | 110.75 ± 90.61 | 195.12 ± 109.55 | .003 |
| PCT ng/ml | 0.04 ± 0.02 | 0.06 ± 0.1 | .258 | 0.10 ± 0.12 | 0.12 ± 0.14 | .721 | 5.72 ± 11.23 | 10.13 ± 21.32 | .233 |
| Glucose mmol/L | 5.25 ± 0.61 | 7.47 ± 2.62 | <0.001 | 5.44 ± 0.6 | 8.59 ± 2.47 | <0.001 | 5.73 ± 0.59 | 11.11 ± 3.52 | <0.001 |
| Urea mmol/L | 3.47 ± 0.99 | 3.87 ± 1.49 | .101 | 4.61 ± 11.39 | 4.86 ± 3.27 | .823 | 10.41 ± 8.19 | 14.79 ± 9.03 | .047 |
| Creatinine mmol/L | 63.73 ± 16.86 | 65.03 ± 16.85 | .660 | 73.25 ± 50.78 | 81.49 ± 58.51 | .435 | 145.84 ± 110.02 | 212.98 ± 181.77 | .049 |
| Albumin g/L | 38.30 ± 3.11 | 35.49 ± 3.95 | <0.001 | 36.02 ± 4.36 | 32.89 ± 4.62 | <0.001 | 24.92 ± 5.35 | 21.91 ± 4.53 | .028 |
| ALP IU/L | 74.85 ± 45.36 | 67.09 ± 31.03 | .214 | 61.87 ± 26.9 | 68.99 ± 22.97 | .110 | 88.46 ± 34.61 | 102.11 ± 56.52 | .197 |
| WBC x10ˆ9/L | 6.61 ± 1.92 | 6.15 ± 1.87 | .163 | 6.47 ± 1.9 | 6.99 ± 4.69 | .502 | 9.95 ± 4.28 | 12.70 ± 5.62 | .024 |
| Platelet x10ˆ9/L | 270.40 ± 63.14 | 287.16 ± 113.57 | .353 | 278.40 ± 76.63 | 314.24 ± 121.47 | .092 | 278.35 ± 126.84 | 274.61 ± 88.67 | .901 |
| RBC x10ˆ12/L | 5.02 ± 0.65 | 5.05 ± 0.61 | .792 | 5.11 ± 1.68 | 4.87 ± 0.66 | .180 | 5.63 ± 7.57 | 4.00 ± 0.63 | .335 |
| HB g/L | 137.00 ± 35.91 | 131.63 ± 18.09 | .209 | 135.27 ± 16.17 | 126.63 ± 16.82 | .007 | 108.47 ± 24.73 | 108.21 ± 17.57 | .964 |
| D-Dimer mg/L | 277.38 ± 142.08 | 164.67 ± 57.12 | .095 | 393.21 ± 260.43 | 368.10 ± 251.16 | .802 | 2329.35 ± 2140.98 | 3332.37 ± 3995.75 | .256 |
| Neutrophils x10ˆ9/L | 3.20 ± 1.15 | 3.00 ± 1.42 | .390 | 3.48 ± 1.32 | 3.54 ± 0.99 | .768 | 7.46 ± 3.71 | 10.86 ± 5.50 | .003 |
| Lymphocytes x10ˆ9/L | 2.58 ± 1.42 | 2.37 ± 0.66 | .196 | 2.15 ± 0.65 | 2.69 ± 4.41 | .460 | 1.20 ± .57 | 1.03 ± 0.45 | .219 |
| Monocytes x10ˆ9/L | 0.59 ± 0.15 | 0.57 ± 0.16 | .478 | 0.59 ± 0.19 | 0.59 ± 0.24 | .911 | 0.63 ± .0.36 | 0.64 ± 0.42 | .882 |
| Eosinophils x10ˆ9/L | 0.19 ± 0.16 | 0.17 ± 0.17 | .588 | 0.15 ± 12 | 0.15 ± 0.13 | .809 | 0.21 ± 0.51 | 0.13 ± 0.3 | .476 |
| Basophils % | 0.01 ± 0.02 | 0.01 ± 0.02 | .667 | 0.01 ± 0.02 | 0.01 ± 0.03 | .847 | 0.02 ± 0.02 | 0.02 ± 0.03 | .992 |
P-values indicating significant results are highlighted in bold.