Table 2 The changes in DM patients' inflammation parameters.

WBC × 10 ⁹

6.7 ± 0.1

7.3 ± 0.3^b

7.4 ± 0.4

7.5 ± 0.2

7.04 ± 0.5^b

6.8 ± 0.6

PMNLs × 10 ⁹

4.0 ± 0.1

4.6 ± 0.3^b

4.7 ± 0.2

4.9 ± 0.1

4.2 ± 0.4^b

4.4 ± 0.5

PMNL apoptosis (%)

4.0 ± 0.1

12.7 ± 3.4^b

9.5 ± 2.8^{a, b}

6.5 ± 1.0^a

20.4 ± 4.4^b

7.5 ± 1.9^a

Monocytes × 10 ⁹

0.36 ± 0.02

0.44 ± 0.05^b

0.40 ± 0.04^b

0.39 ± 0.04^a

0.49 ± 0.03^b

0.39 ± 0.01^a

Fibrinogen (mg/dl)

304.6 ± 17.6

440.1 ± 25.2^b

471.1 ± 28.8^b

415.9 ± 41.2^{a, b}

400 ± 16.6^b

332.8 ± 8.1^a,b

Albumin (g/dl)

4.6 ± 0.05

4.53 ± 0.1

4.74 ± 0.1

4.7 ± 0.04

4.5 ± 0.1

4.6 ± 0.1

Transferrin (g/dl)

273.2 ± 10.6

274.6 ± 8.4

276.7 ± 7.2

287.9 ± 7.7

264.7 ± 7.6

286.2 ± 8.9

CRP (mg/L)

1.5 ± 0.1

8.3 ± 1.6^b

6.6 ± 1.1^b

5.8 ± 1.5^{a, b}

4.3 ± 0.9^b

1.8 ± 0.2^a,b