Clinical Study
Association between Urinary N-Acetyl-Beta-D-Glucosaminidase and Microalbuminuria in Diabetic Black Africans
Table 1
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics.
| | | Diabetics () | Controls () | |
| | Age (years) | 37.8 ± 8.6 | 37.3 ± 9.9 | 0.78 | | Female gender | 16 (40%) | 24 (60%) | 0.11 | | Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 108 ± 6.5 | 110 ± 5.9 | 0.12 | | Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 77 ± 7.5 | 72.3 ± 7.2 | 0.01 | | Plasma glucose (mmol/L) | 12.2 (8.5–14.8) | 4.9 (4.3–5.6) | <0.001* | | Serum creatinine (mol/L) | 83.6 (81.8–133) | 75.9 (75.9–101.3) | 0.05* | | Urinary creatinine (mmol/L) | 12.8 ± 2.4 | 13.6 ± 3.7 | 0.19 | | eGFR (mL/min) | 85.1 (45.4–111.8) | 94.3 (73.8–127.7) | 0.04* | | Albumin/creatinine ratio (mg/mmol) | 6.18 (4.68–9.42) | 2.09 (1.51–2.81) | <0.001* |
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*Wilcoxon rank sum test for comparison of median (Interquartile range, IQR).
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