Variable | Type 2 diabetes patients [n = 100] | Age and sex matched controls [n = 47] | p value |
---|---|---|---|
Age [years] | 63.0 ± 11.6 | 58.4 ± 14.6 | 0.0589 |
Duration of diabetes [years] | 13.7 ± 10.3 | – | – |
Chromogranin A [ng/mL] a | 57.80 ± 34.74 | 49.97 ± 22.29 | 0.1587 |
Chromogranin B [ng/mL] | 99.72 ± 54.79 | 112.54 ± 61.68 | 0.1698 |
HbA1C [%] | 7.3 ± 1.2 | – | – |
HbA1C [mmol/mol] | 56.0 ± 13.1 | – | – |
White blood cell count [109/L] | 7.93 ± 2.08 | 7.21 ± 1.91 | 0.0443 |
Red blood cell count [1012/L] | 4.82 ± 0.39 | 5.01 ± 0.56 | 0.0389 |
eGFR [mLmin−1(1.73m2)−1] | 83.49 ± 17.84 | 90.19 ± 13.13 | 0.0117 |
Body mass index (BMI) [kg/m2] | 31.1 ± 5.8 | 27.9 ± 5.4 | 0.0017 |
Sex (Female / Male) | 50: 50 | 24: 23 | 1.0000 |
Hypertension | 91 | 17 | < 0.0001 |
Thyroid disease | 16 | 4 | 0.3038 |
Gastroesophageal reflux disease | 31 | 5 | 0.0074 |
Antacid therapy | 29 | 3 | 0.0013 |