Table 1.

Comparison of clinical features and laboratory parameters between different groups

Group	NC group	NDF group	DF group
Case (male/female)	48/42	51/28	53/31
Age (years)	57.5 ± 8.4	58.0 ± 9.5	60.1 ± 9.7
Duration (years)	–	5.5 ± 5.3*	7.3 ± 6.2*#
BMI(kg/m2)	21.6 ± 2.0	21.0 ± 2.1	22.1 ± 2.3
FBG(mmol/l)	5.11 ± 0.49	9.46 ± 4.14*	10.74 ± 4.58*#
HbA1c(%)	5.6 ± 0.4	8.2 ± 2.2*	9.8 ± 2.6*☆
TC(mmol/L)	4.57 ± 1.37	4.85 ± 1.20	4.86 ± 1.23
TG(mmol/L)	1.74 ± 1.13	1.77 ± 1.33	1.73 ± 1.30
LDL–C(mmol/L)	2.21 ± 0.94	1.91 ± 1.02	1.95 ± 1.36
HDL–C(mmol/L)	1.24 ± 0.36	1.16 ± 0.45	1.25 ± 0.52
Fib(g/L)	2.82 ± 0.57	3.04 ± 0.52	4.94 ± 2.01*☆
Angle α(deg)	58.8 ± 5.1	61.4 ± 7.7△	69.5 ± 7.3*☆
k value(min)	2.1 ± 0.4	1.9 ± 0.5*	1.3 ± 0.4*☆

(vs. NC group, ^△P < 0.05, *P < 0.01; vs. NDF group, ^#P < 0.05, ^☆P < 0.01)