Table 1 Clinical data of the diabetic patients differentiated according to level of albuminuria

n, total

42

40

41

Gender, Male (female)

19 (23)

18 (22)

22 (19)

0.25

Age (years)

56 (11)

55 (11)

49 (10)*

0.01

DM duration (years)

36 (11)

36 (11)

34 (10)

0.58

BMI (kg/m²)

24.5 (2.8)

25.2 (3.7)

25.3 (4.5)

0.62

HbA1c (%)

8.2 (1)

8.8 (1.2)

8.9 (1.1)*

0.02

Creatinine (μmol/l)^◆

91 (82-96)

90 (81-102)

124 (99-172)* ^,§

<0.0001

U-albumin (mg/g)^◆¶

6 (4-8)

23 (9-59)

453 (195-936) * ^,§

<0.0001

eGFR(ml/min/1.73 m²)

70.1 (10.7)

68.6 (11.4)

49.5 (18.5) * ^,§

<0.0001

Cholesterol (mmol/l)

4.8 (0.8)

5 (1)

4.9 (1)

0.55

Systolic BP (mmHg)

138 (23)

140 (23)

144 (19)

0.42

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

74 (10)

73 (12)

78 (10)

0.09