Research Article

Expression of Circulating MicroRNAs and Myokines and Interactions with Serum Osteopontin in Type 2 Diabetic Patients with Moderate and Poor Glycemic Control: A Biochemical and Molecular Study

Table 6

Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis of adropin, irisin, osteopontin, miR-146a, and miR-144 for predicting diabetes complications in moderate glycemic controlled type 2 diabetes (>7-8% HbA1c, ).

VariableAUCSECI (95%) valueSensitivitySpecificity

miR-146a0.810.470.72-0.980.00191.5%89.4%
miR-1440.780.510.69-0.860.0184.7%86.8%
Adropin0.820.460.73-0.930.00179.1%71.6%
Irisin0.780.430.65-0.890.0176.2%72.3%
Osteopontin0.910.420.75-0.950.00188.6%75.1%

AUC: area under the curve; SE: standard error; CI: confidence interval.