Analysis of Serum and Urinal Copper and Zinc in Chinese Northeast Population with the Prediabetes or Diabetes with and without Complications

Table 5

Serum parameters in T2D patients treated with simvastatin.

	Simvastatin (𝑛=24)
	Pretreatment	Posttreatment	𝑃
Cu (mg/L)	1.18 (0.94–1.62)	1.11 (0.99–1.64)	0.765
UCu (μg/L)	24.5 (19.0–31.5)	21.5 (17.3–31.0)	0.445
Zn (mg/L)	0.65 (0.47–0.94)	0.53 (0.43–0.77)	0.108
UZn (mg/L)	0.36 (0.17–0.57)	0.25 (0.13–0.42)	0.097
Zn/Cu	0.58 (0.34–0.96)	0.48 (0.39–0.68)	0.592

Data presentation and abbreviations spelt out forms are the same as the description for Table 1. *𝑃<0.05 versus pretreatment.