Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 −1562C/T Gene Polymorphism Is Associated with Diabetic Nephropathy

Table 1

Characteristics of the subjects.

	NC	NDN	DN
Cases	100	142	168
Gender (M/F)	55/45	80/62	78/90
Age (years)	57.07 10.82	56.48 9.10	54.67 11.81
Height (cm)	164.52 6.53	165.37 7.12	166.17 7.08
BMI (kg/m^2)	21.47 1.08	24.58 2.07	25.09 1.92
SBP (mmHg)	121.68 7.13	138.41 8.43	149.51 8.65
DBP (mmHg)	84.78 9.41	106.83 10.26	111.42 9.30
HbA1c (%)	4.98 0.85	6.51 0.81	8.01 0.96
UAER (mg/24 h)	17.14 2.51	20.78 1.59	301.93 51.32
Cr (mol/L)	60.51 7.21	97.92 15.23	129.71 23.53
BUN (mmol/L)	4.04 0.51	5.47 0.67	9.43 0.82
TG (mmol/L)	1.06 0.08	2.13 0.24	2.25 0.32
TC (mmol/L)	4.12 0.26	4.58 0.49	4.96 0.54

versus the NC group.
versus the NDN group.
BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; UAER: urinary albumin excretion rate; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglycerides; Cr: creatinine; BUN: blood urea nitrogen.