Variable

Whole diabetics

DM − DN

DM + DN

p value

Number (%)

227 (100)

107 (47.1)

120 (52.9)

-

Gender (% men)

110 (48.2)

49 (45.8)

61 (50.8)

0.448

Age (years)

51.0

(32.0 - 66.0)

52.0 (38.0 - 65.0)

51.0 (32.0 - 66.0)

0.850

Duration of diabetes (years)

12.0

(10.0 - 22.0)

11.0 (10.0 - 20.0)

14.0 (11.0 - 22.0)

0.348

BMI (Kg/m²)

31.2

(21.5 - 39.5)

32.0 (21.5 - 39.5)

31.0 (23.4 - 39.1)

0.951

HbA_1C (%)

8.65 ± 1.83

8.19 ± 1.53

9.07 ± 0.97

<0.001^*

UAC (mg/gm)

46.0

(4.6 - 1749.0)

14.5 (4.6 - 29.0)

172.7 (43.3 - 1749.2)

<0.001^*

Serum creatinine (mg/dl)

1.0 (0.6 - 5.7)

0.9 (0.7 - 1.3)

1.1 (0.6 - 5.7)

<0.001^*

eGFR (ml/min)

85.7

(14.6 - 155.0)

91.5 (62.5 - 155.0)

72.0 (14.6 - 132.7)

<0.001^*

Uric acid (mg/dl)

4.7

(3.2 - 10.2)

4.5 (3.2 - 6.7)

5.6 (3.7 - 10.2)

<0.001^*

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

219.0

(130.0 - 286.0)

219.0 (168.0 - 269.0)

221.5 (130.0 - 286.0)

0.661

Triglycerides (mg/dl)

168.0

(68.0 - 272.0)

158.0 (78.0 - 266.0)

171.0 (68.0 - 272.0)

0.029^*

HDL-C (mg/dl)

43.0

(25.0 - 78.0)

45.0 (26.0 - 78.0)

43.0 (25.0 - 67.0)

0.275

LDL-C (mg/dl)

143.7 ± 29.2

143.3 ± 27.1

144.1 ± 31.1

0.830