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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the subjects

From: Low serum adiponectin concentrations are associated with insulin sensitivity independent of obesity in Sudanese subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Characteristics

Type 2 diabetes

Controls

No. of subjects

104

75

Males/Females

45/59

34/41

Age (yrs)

53.8 ±10.7

53.4 ±8.9 (P = 0.83)

BMI (kg/m2)

23.5 ± 5.3

24.0 ±3.7 (P = 0.59)

Diabetes duration (yrs)

9.9 ± 7.9

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Systolic BP (mmHg)

117 ±14

119 ±16.0 (P = 0.22)

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

79 ± 8

80 ± 10 (P = 0.71)

Adiponectin (μg/ml)

7.54 ± 4.62

9.56 ± 5.92 (P = 0.0017)

Gherlin (μg/ml)

26.78 ± 18.91

26.64 ± 8.78 (P = 0.99)

Leptin (ng/mL)

9.6 ± 7.9

14.9 ± 11.6 (P = 0.0066)

Glucose (mmol/L)

8.6 ± 4.4

4.2 ± 0.9 (P = 0.0001)

Insulin (pmol/L)

75 ± 47.0

67.6 ± 23.2 (P = 0.99)

Proinsulin (pmol/L)

26.3 ± 21.7

17.8 ± 12.8 (P = 0.0031)

PI/insulin ratio

0.38 ± 0.30

0.24. ± 0.12 (P = 0.0003)

HOMA IR

6.15 ± 0.92

5.58 ± 0.40 (P = 0.0001)

HOMA B

2.82 ± 1.26

4.62 ± 0.90 (P = 0.0001)

  1. Mean ± SD Abbreviations: BP, blood pressure; PI, proinsulin.