Research Article

Association of Postbreakfast Triglyceride and Visit-to-Visit Annual Variation of Fasting Plasma Glucose with Progression of Diabetic Nephropathy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Table 1

Characteristics of patients with progression of diabetic nephropathy.

Progression of nephropathy values
No ()Yes ()

Male sex (n, %)67, 47.58, 40.00.528
Age (years)0.951
BMI (kg/m2)0.206
Waist circumference (cm)0.464
Duration of diabetes (years)0.158
Treatment of diabetes; diet/OHA/insulin (%)32.6/51.1/16.325.0/50.0/25.00.766
Hypertension; CCB/RASi/diuretics (%)34.8/44.3/4.345.0/30.0/10.00.357
FPG (mg/dL)0.037
SD-FPG (mg/dL)0.040
PMPG (mg/dL)0.172
SD-PMPG (mg/dL)0.424
HbA1c (%)0.004
SD-HbA1c (%)0.116
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)0.489
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)0.499
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)0.995
FTG (mg/dL)0.005
SD-FTG (mg/dL)0.037
PMTG (mg/dL)0.001
SD-PMTG (mg/dL)0.001
Urinary ACR (mg/g)0.531
Microalbuminuria (n, %)36, 25.59, 45.00.069
Serum creatinine (mg/dL)0.156
eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)0.971
eGFR < 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 (n, %)23, 16.32, 10.00.466
Uric acid (mg/dL)5.6±0.40.149
Systolic BP (mmHg)0.344
SD-systolic BP (mmHg)0.934
Diastolic BP (mmHg)0.816

Mean ± SE unless otherwise stated. OHA: oral hypoglycemic agents, CCB: calcium channel blockers, RASi: renin-angiotensin system inhibitors, PG: plasma glucose, SD: standard deviation, eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate, BP: blood pressure, ACR: albumin/creatinine ratio.