Effects of Glucose Load and Nateglinide Intervention on Endothelial Function and Oxidative Stress

Table 1

Analysis of the general clinical data.

Group	Control group	Prediabetes groups	Newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes group	𝐹/𝜒^2 value	𝑃 value
Number of patients (M/F)	33 (12/21)	33 (12/21)	43 (25/18)
Age (years)	51.36±7.15	52.88±9.20	53.40±8.99	1.78^a	.411
BMI	24.76±3.60	25.75±3.13	25.69±2.93	2.55^a	.280
ALT	25.58±6.84	26.91±12.00	31.49±14.21	3.30^a	.192
AST	26.03±5.64	26.12±7.55	28.74±10.35	1.07^a	.586
CRE	65.30±10.44	66.19±13.96	65.60±13.32	0.04	.959
UA	302.21±73.79	324.12±74.42	348.60±84.44	3.31	.040*

M/F: male/female; BMI: body mass index; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; CRE: creatinine; UA: uric acid.
^aNonparametric analysis method was used.
*Significant between newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes and control groups.