Research Article

Comparison of Chromium and Iron Distribution in Serum and Urine among Healthy People and Prediabetes and Diabetes Patients

Table 1

Comparison of indexes among groups [M(P25~ P75)].

CON IFG IGT T1D T2DCON DN DR DPN
(n=50)(n=12)(n=15)(n=25)(n=29)(n=24)(n=34)(n=50)

Glu (mmol/L)4.86.41 5. 11. 9. 8. 9. 8.
(4.1-5.6)(6.3-6.7)(5.6-6.1)(8.5-14.8)(8.3-12.8)(7.5-9.5)(7.7-11.4)(7.6-11.1)
HbA1c (%)5.1 6.11 5.5211. 8. 8. 8. 8.
(4.2-6.0)(5.9-6.2)(5.4-5.7)(10.3-12.8)(7.7-8.9)(8.0-8.8)(8.0-8.9)(7.2-8.7)
Cr (mg/L)0.1850.1640.1720.1510.13110.09610.080.13
(0.136-0.221)(0.098-0.214)(0.128-0.202)(0.104-0.191)(0.107-0.168)(0.062-0.149)(0.064-0.149)(0.073-0.173)
UCr (mg/L)0.0340.0380.0230.120.050.04040.03540.04
(0.024-0.041)(0.027-0.039)(0.015-0.034)(0.094-0.141)(0.028-0.082)(0.023-0.050)(0.020-0.057)(0.026-0.063)
Cr/UCr5.3295.5117.3531.272.752.523.233.16
(3.810-8.852)(3.292-6.165)(5.577-10.227)(0.980-1.576)(1.415-4.800)(1.445-5.265)(1.386-4.636)(1.973-4.300)
Fe (mg/L)1.6972.0872.1161.8572.0141.4471.5391.841
(1.402-2.185)(1.554-2.303)(1.454-2.650)(1.172-2.341)(1.587-2.410)(1.027-2.025)(1.025-2.350)(1.147-2.409)
UFe (mg/L)0.3350.4660.2791.140.45040.41040.29040.38
(0.199-0.585)(0.301-0.538)(0.216-0.425)(0.595-1.465)(0.310-0.700)(0.108-0.908)(0.159-0.553)(0.279-0.803)
Fe/UFe4.7844.3827.3431.803.74445.0776.0924.12
(3.023-7.879)(3.394-6.389)(3.421-10.727)(1.061-3.445)(2.498-6.997)(1.662-10.395)(1.595-9.896)(2.679-7.522)

UCr refers to urinary Cr; UFe refers to urinary Fe. with the CON group, there is significant difference. with the IFG group, there is significant difference. with the IGT group, there is significant difference. with the T1D group, there is significant difference. with the T2DCON group, there is significant difference. with the DN group, there is significant difference.