Research Article
Not Only Glycaemic But Also Other Metabolic Factors Affect T Regulatory Cell Counts and Proinflammatory Cytokine Levels in Women with Type 1 Diabetes
Table 2
Definitions of the grouping variables.
| Grouping variable | Groups | Group definition |
| HbA1c | 1 (perfect or acceptable T1D stabilization) | HbA1c < 7.5% DCCT | 2 (not very well stabilized) | HbA1c according to DCCT in the range of 7.5 to 9.0% | 3 (badly compensated) | HbA1c > 9.0% DCCT |
| Glycaemic variability | 1 (acceptable glycaemia variability) | Glycaemia SD ≤ 1/3 of mean glycaemia | 2 (high glycaemia variability) | Glycaemia SD > 1/3 of mean glycaemia |
| eGDR | RG | eGDR < 7.5 | NRG | eGDR ≥ 7.5 |
| The presence of chronic diabetic complications | 0 (no complication) | | 1 (one chronic diabetic complication present) | 2 (two or more chronic diabetic complications present) |
| LDL cholesterol | 0 (low and normal values) | LDL < 2.5 mmol/l | 1 (increased levels) | LDL ≥ 2.5 mmol/l |
| Hypertension | 0 (low and normal values) | Blood pressure < 130/80 | 1 (increased blood pressure values or treatment with antihypertensive drugs) |
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