Table 2 Biochemical characteristics of the study participants

FPG (mmol/l)

4.9 ± 0.4

10.5 ± 3.6¶

5.2 ± 0.5*#

HbA1c (%)

5.3 ± 0.3

8.6 ± 1.4¶

5.1 ± 0.3*#

Total cholesterol (mmol/l)

5.2 ± 0.7

4.9 ± 0.9

5.3 ± 1.0

HDL cholesterol (mmol/l)

1.5 ± 0.4

1.6 ± 0.3

1.4 ± 0.3

LDL cholesterol (mmol/l)

2.9 ± 0.6

2.8 ± 0.7

3.2 ± 0.9†

Triglycerides (mmol/l)

[1.0, 0.4-1.7]

[0.7, 0.4-1.2]°

[0.8, 0.5-1.7]†

Plasma creatinine (μmol/l)

84 ± 13

93 ± 10*

87 ± 12

ACR (μg/mg)

[3.2, 0-18]

[2.5, 0-1395]

[2.5, 0-12]

RBC vfcy (mmol/ml h)

10.1 ± 2.5

9.6 ± 2.6

10.4 ± 2.9