Table 1.
Comparison of clinical indicators between diabetic patients without DN and with early DN.
| Diabetes without DN (n = 10) |
Diabetes with early DN (n = 10) |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n (male/female) | 5/5 | 6/4 | 0.500 |
| Age (year) | 62.13 ± 8.69 | 61.75 ± 8.05 | 0.930 |
| Urinary microalbumin (mg/L) | 6.37 ± 5.87 | 459.18 ± 219.06 | 0.001∗ |
| Urinary microalbuminuria/urinary creatinine (mg/g) | 6.98 ± 5.67 | 918.17 ± 680.46 | 0.002∗ |
| 24 h urine protein quantitation (g) | 0.04 ± 0.03 | 1.26 ± 1.01 | 0.004∗ |
| Creatinine (μmol/L) | 59.17 ± 15.82 | 92.38 ± 19.39 | 0.001∗ |
| eGFR | 97.29 ± 16.74 | 62.31 ± 18.82 | 0.001∗ |
| Cystatin-C (mg/L) | 1.03 ± 0.28 | 1.59 ± 0.49 | 0.006∗ |
| High-density lipoprotein (mmol/L) | 1.23 ± 0.13 | 1.25 ± 0.38 | 0.727 |
| Low-density lipoprotein (mmol/L) | 2.40 ± 0.52 | 2.89 ± 0.77 | 0.72 |
| Fasting plasma sugar (mmol/L) | 7.22 ± 3.82 | 7.65 ± 4.18 | 0.15 |
| HbA1c (%) | 7.30 ± 1.80 | 7.10 ± 2.10 | 0.26 |