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Table 3 Blood chemistry and plasma oxidative stress levels

From: Rho kinase cascade activation in circulating leukocytes in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2

 

Control subjects (n = 31)

T2D patients (n = 28)

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Hematocrit (%)

42.9 ± 3.4

40.8 ± 3.4

0.020

Hemoglobin (mmol/L)

14.5 ± 1.4

13.8 ± 1.3

0.040

WBC/Ml

6003.2 ± 1461.4

7465.9 ± 1733.8

0.020

Plasma creatinine (mEq/L)

0.8 ± 0.2

0.8 ± 0.2

0.690

ESR

6.5 ± 5.9

13.0 ± 15.9

0.030

BUN (mg/L)

13.2 ± 4.8

16.7 ± 4.1

0.030

Potassium, serum (mEq/L)

4.3 ± 0.7

4.3 ± 0.4

0.680

Glucose, serum (mg/dL)

89.2 ± 6.71

155.0 ± 59.2

0.001

Uric acid (μmol/L)

5.1 ± 1.2

4.4 ± 1.4

0.040

BUN/plasma creatinine

17.7 ± 3.4

22.2 ± 5.7

0.010

Serum Cholesterol (mg/dL)

204.5 ± 22.5

160.1 ± 42.3

0.001

LDL Cholesterol (mg/dL)

124.4 ± 23.9

87.2 ± 34.7

0.001

HDL Cholesterol (mg/dL)

55.7 ± 14.3

44.1 ± 9.4

0.001

Triglicerydes (mg/dL)

127.0 ± 63.3

144.1 ± 72.9

0.340

SGOT (U/L)

21.2 ± 6.3

19.7 ± 6.1

0.350

MAU (ug/mL)

2.2 ± 3.0

23.6 ± 40.77

0.010

MAU/urine creatinine ratio (mg/g creat)

4.9 ± 1.8

28.3 ± 50.6

0.030

MDA (uM)

1.1 ± 0.4

1.8 ± 1.1

0.010

  1. Values shown as mean ± SD
  2. NS nonsignificant, WBC white blood cells, BUN blood urea nitrogen, MDA malondialdehyde, HDL-C density lipoprotein cholesterol, MAU microalbuminuria