Research Article

Associations of A-FABP with Anthropometric and Metabolic Indices and Inflammatory Cytokines in Obese Patients with Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes

Table 4

Comparisons of serum cytokines and A-FABP in study subjects.

GroupCRP
(mg/L)
IL-6
(pg/mL)
IL-17
(pg/mL)
A-FABP
(ng/mL)

Normal control1.7 ± 0.8106.7 ± 7.517.5 ± 1.24.37 ± 2.56
Simple obesity2.8 ± 0.3126.9 ± 6.423.2 ± 0.610.32 ± 2.75
Type 2 diabetes
 Nonobese4.3 ± 0.5☆☆○○260 ± 18.4☆☆○○36.8 ± 4.2☆☆○○16.74 ± 2.13☆☆○
 Obese4.7 ± 0.3☆☆○○344 ± 17.9☆☆○○∆∆34.5 ± 6.8☆☆○○21.38 ± 2.12☆☆○○∆

CRP: C-reactive protein; IL-6: interleukin-6; IL-17: interleukin-17; A-FABP: adipocyte fatty acid-binding protein. Data are mean ± SD or median. < 0.05, ☆☆ < 0.01 versus normal control; < 0.05, ○○ < 0.01 versus simple obese group; < 0.05, ∆∆ < 0.01 versus nonobese diabetic group.