The Relationship between Serum Osteocalcin Concentration and Glucose Metabolism in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Table 2

Comparisons among Groups HbA1c-L, HbA1c-M, and HbA1c-H.

Parameters	HbA1c-L (𝑛=11)	HbA1c-M (𝑛=16)	HbA1c-H (𝑛=36)
Age (year)	46.5±9.6	54.5±11.9	52.5±14.6
BMI (kg/m^2)	24.22±2.54	24.25±3.37	24.11±3.20
sCr (μmol/L)	71.1±9.9	73.8±12.2	72.1±13.6
Ca (mmol/L)	2.42±0.14	2.39±0.13	2.35±0.12
Ostase (μg/L)	12.35±3.63	13.82±2.74	14.55±4.63
PTH (ng/L)	40.71±12.30	39.00±10.77	33.94±10.22
Postmenopausal ratio	10/10	16/16	33/36
Fasting blood glucose (mmol/L)	6.81±1.13	8.37 ± 1.96*	8.06 ± 1.82*
Fasting insulin (μIU/mL)	5.62±2.99	5.52 ± 2.05	6.40 ± 3.46
HOMA-β (%)	36.15±16.79	27.95 ± 20.06	35.26 ± 25.76
HOMA-IR	1.75±1.23	2.04 ± 0.86	2.29 ± 1.42
tOC (ng/mL)	4.54±0.75	4.20 ± 1.25	3.89 ± 0.81*
ucOC (pg/mL)	20.24±11.70	20.05 ± 8.90	19.75 ± 9.77

The objects were divided into three groups, Group HbA1c-H (HbA1c ≥ 9%), Group HbA1c-M (7% ≤ HbA1c < 9%) and Group HbA1c-L (HbA1c < 7%).
* 𝑃<0.05 when compared with Group HbA1c-L. ^#𝑃<0.05 when compared with Group HbA1c-M.