Research Article

Urinary Microvesicle-Bound Uromodulin: A Potential Molecular Biomarker in Diabetic Kidney Disease

Table 1

Baseline anthropometric and biochemical characteristics.

Parameter Control groupDM groupDN1 groupDN2 group

Number ()31463222
Age (year)56.5 ± 7.8555.02 ± 11.4152.79 ± 15.1251.56 ± 17.09
Gender (male/female)15/1628/1813/1912/10
UACR (mg/g)5.75 ± 2.639.8 ± 4.3891.6 ± 46.44642.79 ± 332.86
HbA1c (%)4.62 ± 0.438.45 ± 2.728.98 ± 2.569.63 ± 2.3
CR (mmol/l)51.13 ± 13.1761.78 ± 15.2170.58 ± 21.1995.03 ± 46.11
BUN (mmol/l)4.33 ± 0.844.21 ± 0.996.75 ± 2.976.03 ± 2.41
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)139.5 ± 12.66142.68 ± 20.82138.7 ± 14.8162.57 ± 19.97
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)79.25 ± 10.7882.47 ± 9.8781.5 ± 12.6683.43 ± 9.62
CH (mmol/l)4.83 ± 0.924.9 ± 1.624.13 ± 1.35.58 ± 2.3
TG (mmol/l)2.03 ± 0.951.68 ± 0.941.78 ± 0.431.53 ± 0.76
LDL-C (mmol/l)1.78 ± 0.42.76 ± 0.742.21 ± 0.82.22 ± 0.53
HDL-C (mmol/l)1.24 ± 0.571.3 ± 0.31.08 ± 0.251.09 ± 0.3

versus control group; versus DM group; versus DN1 group.
DM = type 2 diabetes mellitus with normoalbuminuria; DN1 = type 2 diabetes mellitus with microalbuminuria; DN2 = type 2 diabetes mellitus with macroalbuminuria; UACR = urinary albumin/creatinine ratio; HbA1c = glycosylated hemoglobin; TG = triglyceride; CH = cholesterol; LDL-C = low density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C = high density lipoprotein cholesterol; CR = creatinine; BUN = blood urea nitrogen.