Research Article

Elevated Levels of Urinary Markers of Oxidative DNA and RNA Damage in Type 2 Diabetes with Complications

Table 2

Urinary levels of 8-oxodGuo and 8-oxoGuo in the different age group.

Age group
31–40 (years)41–50 (years)51–60 (years)61–70 (years)71–80 (years)All 31–80 (years)

8-oxodGuo (μmol/mol creatinine)
 Healthy controls1.27 ± 0.581.25 ± 0.561.73 ± 0.762.02 ± 0.952.02 ± 1.041.68 ± 0.87
 Diabetes without complications1.48 ± 0.621.65 ± 0.861.80 ± 1.011.80 ± 1.041.84 ± 1.071.75 ± 0.97
 Diabetes with complications1.53 ± 0.961.67 ± 1.001.84 ± 0.981.62 ± 0.971.75 ± 0.811.70 ± 0.95
8-oxoGuo (μmol/mol creatinine)
 Healthy controls1.65 ± 0.471.81 ± 0.552.22 ± 0.722.58 ± 0.882.82 ± 0.862.25 ± 0.84
 Diabetes without complications2.09 ± 0.782.19 ± 0.972.64 ± 1.042.63 ± 1.083.07 ± 1.292.55 ± 1.10
 Diabetes with complications2.45 ± 1.672.38 ± 1.013.01 ± 1.322.70 ± 1.173.34 ± 1.242.81 ± 1.27