Clinical Study

Actinidia chinensis Planch. Improves the Indices of Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammation Status of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Activating Keap1 and Nrf2 via the Upregulation of MicroRNA-424

Table 1

Baseline demographic and metabolic characteristics of T2DM subjects.

Characteristics of patientsFJACPG ()CG ()t/χ2 value

Age (years)56.1 ± 14.457.5 ± 12.30.240.65a
Males/females37/2439/220.140.71b
Smoker/nonsmoker18/4320/410.150.70b
Drinker/nondrinker24/3723/380.040.85b
Race, n (%)
 Han Zhu50480.260.61b
 Manchu8100.260.61b
 Mongolians220.260.61b
 Tibetans110.510.48b
Weight (kg)81.6 ± 17.582.8 ± 17.10.240.51a
BMI (kg/m2)29.3 ± 3.630.1 ± 2.90.640.65a
HbA1c (%)8.9 ± 1.68.7 ± 1.80.710.48a
FBG (mmol/l)8.4 ± 1.28.7 ± 1.50.850.32a
2hPG (mmol/l)14.9 ± 2.614.1 ± 3.70.640.56a
FJACPG (mmol/l)2.9 ± 1.22.9 ± 1.40.130.87a
TC (mmol/l)5.8 ± 1.45.9 ± 1.60.270.40a
HDL (mmol/l)1.3 ± 0.31.5 ± 0.50.240.56a
LDL (mmol/l)3.8 ± 1.04.0 ± 1.20.280.71a
Resistin (ng/ml)15.3 ± 4.615.5 ± 3.71.290.14a
HOMA-IR6.4 ± 3.46.6 ± 3.51.980.27a
HOMA-IS66.2 ± 36.768.4 ± 27.41.580.20a

Note: at-test and bchi-square test. There was no significantly statistical difference at .