Protein Glycation in Diabetes as Determined by Mass Spectrometry

Table 1

Metabolic data (fasting plasma glucose level, HbA1c %, furosine) relative to badly controlled diabetic patients, well-controlled diabetic patients, and healthy subjects.

Subjects	Fasting plasma glucose level; (mmol/L)	HbA1c (%)	Furosine; (μg/mg protein)
Badly controlled; diabetic patients	20.2 ± 4.3^a,b	10.6 ± 1.9^a,b	0.47 ± 0.08^a,b
Well-controlled; diabetic patients	7.96 ± 1.1^c	7.25 ± 0.63^c	0.33 ± 0.03^c
Healthy subjects	5.46 ± 0.4	5.57 ± 0.43	0.23 ± 0.02

^a𝑃<0.001 compared to healthy subjects.
^b𝑃<0.001 compared to well-controlled diabetic subjects.
^c𝑃<0.001 compared to healthy subjects. Data are mean ± SD.