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Fig. 1 | Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome

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From: Association between osteocalcin, a pivotal marker of bone metabolism, and secretory function of islet beta cells and alpha cells in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: an observational study

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The level of serum osteocalcin was the highest in normal weight BMI < 24 kg/m2 group, and the levels of serum osteocalcin in BMI ≥ 28 kg/m2 group and 24 kg/m2 ≤ BMI < 28 kg/m2 group were significantly lower than that in BMI < 24 kg/m2 group (respectively, P < 0.05) (A). The serum osteocalcin level in patients with HbA1C > 8% was lower than that in patients with HbA1C ≤ 8% (P < 0.05) (B). OCN Osteocalcin, BMI body mass index, HbA1c hemoglobin A1c

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