Clinical Study

Impact of Serum Retinol-Binding Protein 4 Levels on Regulation of Remnant-Like Particles Triglyceride in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of the study subjects.

Age (years old)60.5 ± 13.6
Body mass index (kg/m2)24.7 ± 4.1
Fasting blood glucose130.5 ± 33.5
HbA1c (NGSP) (%)7.2 ± 1.9
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)203 ± 43
Triglyceride (mg/dL)165 ± 155
RLP-triglyceride (mg/dL)34.4 ± 45.4
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)51 ± 16
LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)118 ± 30
RBP4 (μg/mL)60.4 ± 35.0
Adiponectin (ng/mL)6.84 ± 7.09
HOMA-R2.88 ± 2.92
Waist circumference (cm)88.4 ± 10.7
Visceral fat area (cm2)110.6 ± 53.5
Subcutaneous fat area (cm2)138.4 ± 75.2
Treatments for diabetic subjects
 Sulphonylureas16
 Glinides12
 Alpha glucosidase inhibitors17
 Insulin injection10

All data were indicated as mean ± SD.