The Serum IL-6 Profile and Treg/Th17 Peripheral Cell Populations in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes
Table 1
Basic characteristic of each analyzed group.
Group
Age, mean (SD) years
Disease duration, mean (SD) years
HbA1c, mean (SD) %
Albumin excretion rate, mean (SD) mg/24 h
CRP, median (IQR)** mg/L
Serum IL-6, median (IQR)** pg/mL
DM1 ()
14.2 (3.6)
7.42 (3.94)
8.8 (1.96)
17.7 (5.03)
1.94 (1.08/3.07)
1.6 (1.3/2.6)
Healthy ()
17.6 (1.3)
—
4.01 (0.13)
—
0.62 (0.37/1.04)
0.29 (0.23/0.47)
*
0.31
0.003
0.02
0.001
The significance between DM1 patients and healthy individuals, SD: Standard Deviation, IQR: Interquartile Range, **Interquartile range represents the 25th and 75th percentiles.
