Table 4.
Descriptive Statistics of Pancreatic Enzyme Abnormalities at Different Stages of Renal Insufficiency Among Diabetic Patients Attending Goba Referral Hospital
| Serum Enzyme Activity | GFR Category n (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Sub-Category | G1 n (%) | G2 n (%) | G3a n (%) | G3b n (%) | G4 n (%) | Total n (%) |
| Serum amylase | Decreased | 14 (4.9) | 30 (10.5) | 7 (2.4) | 5 (1.7) | 0 (0) | 56 (19.6%) |
| Normal | 73 (25.5) | 104 (36.4) | 17 (5.9) | 6 (2.1) | 2 (0.7) | 202 (70.6%) | |
| Increased | 12 (4.2) | 5 (1.7) | 3 (1.0) | 4 (1.4) | 2 (0.7) | 26 (9.1%) | |
| Increased > 3X ULN | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.7) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.7) | |
| Serum lipase | Decreased | 15 (5.2) | 27 (9.4) | 8 (2.8) | 5 (1.7) | 0 (0) | 55 (19.2%) |
| Normal | 73 (25.5) | 94 (32.9) | 14 (4.9) | 4 (1.4) | 2 (0.7) | 187 (65.4%) | |
| Increased | 7 (2.4) | 17 (5.9) | 3 (1.0) | 4 (1.4) | 1 (0.3) | 32 (11.2%) | |
| Increased > 3X ULN | 4 (1.4) | 1 (0.3) | 2 (0.7) | 4 (1.4) | 1 (0.3) | 12 (4.2%) | |
Abbreviations: GFR, Glomerular Filtration Rate; ULN, Upper Limit of Normal range.