Figure 1
From: Lipocalin-2, glucose metabolism and chronic low-grade systemic inflammation in Chinese people
Adjusted means (± SEM) of serum lipocalin-2 concentrations in subjects with NGR(normal glucose regulation), IGR (isolated IFG[i-IFG], isolated IGT[i-IFGT] and IFG + IGT) and type 2 diabetes (T2DM). The covariables included age, gender, BMI and family history of diabetes. Subjects with type 2 diabetes and IGR (i-IFG, i-IGT and IFG + IGT) had higher concentrations of lipocalin-2 than those with NGR (both p < 0.01). There was no statiscal difference among the subgroups of IGR (p = 0.29) and between the IGR and type 2 diabetes (p = 0.37).