Research Article
A Comparison of hs-CRP Levels in New Diabetes Groups Diagnosed Based on FPG, 2-hPG, or HbA1c Criteria
Table 3
hs-CRP levels in women and men with newly detected DM using the FPG, 2-hPG, or HbA1c criteria
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| Diagnostic methods | hs-CRP; mg/L [nmol/L] | Women | Men | Mean (SEM), () | 95% CI | Mean (SEM), () | 95% CI |
| FPG-DM ( = 477) | 3.3 (0.1), ( = 309) 31.5 (1.3)] | 3.0–3.5 28.6–33.6] | 2.5 (0.2) ( = 168) 23.4 (1.6)] | 2.13–2.80 20.3–26.6] |
| 2-hPG-DM ( = 653) | 3.2 (0.1) ( = 483) 30.5 (1.0)] | 3.0–3.40 28.5–32.4] | 3.0 (0.2) ( = 170) 29.0 (1.6)] | 2.7–3.4 25.9–32.1] |
| HbA1c-DM ( = 597) | 4.0 (0.1) ( = 356) 38.5 (1.2)] | 3.8–4.3 36.2–40.8] | 3.1 (0.1) ( = 241) 29.8 (1.3)] | 2.9–3.40 27.2–32.4] |
| Post hoc comparisons | FPG-DM versus 2-hPG-DM, = 0.698 | FPG-DM versus 2-hPG-DM, = 0.017 | FPG-DM versus HbA1c-DM, = 0.000032 | FPG-DM versus HbA1c-DM, = 0.003 | 2-hPG-DM versus HbA1c-DM, < 0.000001 | 2-hPG-DM versus HbA1c-DM, = 0.0695 |
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Adjusted for age, BMI, waist, and hypertension (HT). Women: ; men: .
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