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Table 2 Laboratory characteristics of patients with DM2 and controls (mean ± standard deviation)

From: Association of lipocalin-2 level, glycemic status and obesity in type 2 diabetes mellitus

n

Patients

Controls

P value

57

30

Lipocalin-2 (ng/μl)

87.68 ± 53.28

45.32 ± 46.15

0.001

HbA1c (%)

9.3 ± 2.3

5.8 ± 0.9

<0.001

Serum creatinine (mg/dl)

1.0 ± 0.3

0.7 ± 0.2

<0.001

LDL (mg/dl)

90.1 ± 32.1

66 ± 28.5

0.001

HDL (mg/dl)

48.3 ± 17.5

60.3 ± 13.9

0.002

Triglyceride (mg/dl)

135.4 ± 52.4

139.6 ± 52.9

0.724

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

171.1 ± 39.9

151.6 ± 30.2

0.022