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Table 1 Basic and laboratory parameters

From: Effect of vitamin D on aortic remodeling in streptozotocin-induced diabetes

Group

Body weight (g)

Blood glucose (mmol/L)

HbA1c (%)

25(OH)D (nmol/L)

ADMA (μmol/L)

Calcium (mmol/L)

 

Before

After

     

Control (n = 10)

405 ± 26

450 ± 30

6.3 ± 1.6

4.0 ± 0.1

140 ± 21#

0.68 ± 0.18

2.7 ± 0.3

Diabetes (n = 9)

406 ± 56

370 ± 50*

28.3 ± 3.9*

10.3 ± 0.7*

108 ± 38#¶

0.87 ± 0.14

2.6 ± 0.3

Diabetes + vitamin D (n = 10)

406 ± 51

352 ± 43*

28.5 ± 5.9*

9.5 ± 1.3*

494 ± 125

0.85 ± 0.16

2.7 ± 0.2

  1. Body weight was assessed at the beginning and at the end of the experiment.
  2. HbA1c, glycated haemoglobin; ADMA, asymmetric dimethylarginine; 25(OH)D, 25-hydroxyvitamin D.
  3. p < 0.05 vs control; *p < 0.001 vs control; #p < 0.001 vs diabetes + vitamin D.
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