Table 7.
Drug-naive patients’ laboratory features before and after follow-up
| Laboratory features | Before | After | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| N = 143 | N = 143 | ||
| Glycemia (mg/dL) | 187 ± 63 | 170 ± 65 | < 0.05 |
| Glycated hemoglobin (%) | 8.9 ± 2.1 | 8.4 ± 2.3 | < 0.05 |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.8 ± 0.2 | 0.9 ± 0.3 | < 0.001 |
| Glomerular Filtration Ratio (mL/min) | 104 ± 36 | 95 ± 25 | < 0.001 |
| Urinary Albumin excretion (mg/g—Log10) | 1.14 ± 0.6 | 0.95 ± 0.7 | < 0.001 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 212 ± 56 | 199 ± 57 | < 0.05 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 222 ± 158 | 228 ± 266 | 0.8 |
| HDL-c (mg/dL) | 40 ± 7 | 43 ± 11 | < 0.001 |
| LDL-c (mg/dL) | 132 ± 45 | 113 ± 38 | < 0.001 |
LDL-C Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C High-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Statistical significance was set at p < 0.05