Table 1 Baseline characteristics in patients with T1DM and controls; data are presented as mean ± standard deviation; GOT: glutamate – oxaloacetate - transaminase; GPT: glutamate –pyruvate – transaminase; GGT: gamma – glutamyl – transferase.
T1DM | Controls | p-value | |
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Sex (m/f) | 6/4 | 6/5 | n.s. |
Age (years) | 46 ± 5 | 50 ± 1 | n.s. |
BMI (kg/m2) | 25.5 ± 2 | 26.8 ± 3 | n.s. |
T1DM duration (years) | 25 ± 11 | ||
Dose of basal insulin (IU/day) | 21 ± 8.2 | ||
Fasting glucose (mg/dl) | 130 ± 44 | 92 ± 8 | 0.026 |
HbA1c (%) | 7.4 ± 0.6 | 5.3 ± 0.3 | <0.001 |
Creatinine (mg/dl) | 0.80 ± 0.2 | 0.80 ± 0.14 | n.s. |
GOT (mg/dl) | 28 ± 8 | 24 ± 7 | n.s. |
GPT (mg/dl) | 27 ± 7 | 24 ± 7 | n.s. |
GGT (mg/dl) | 19 ± 7 | 19 ± 14 | n.s. |
Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 113 ± 21 | 149 ± 45 | n.s. |
Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 180 ± 40 | 205 ± 36 | n.s. |
HDL–Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 67 ± 20 | 60 ± 15 | n.s. |
LDL–Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 90 ± 23 | 117 ± 34 | 0.049 |