Table 2 Descriptive statistics of raw Ct values of the 4 reference genes (ACTB, PPIB, YWHAZ and GAPDH) in PBMCs of the 86 study subjects categorized into normoglycemic controls (NGT, n = 47) and Type 2 diabetic patients (T2DM, n = 39).

From: Identification of stable reference genes in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from type 2 diabetes mellitus patients

Reference genes

 

All samples (n = 86)

NGT (n = 47)

T2DM (n = 39)

P

ACTB

Mean ± SD

21.3 ± 2.6

21.0 ± 2.7

21.6 ± 2.5

0.264

Median (Q1, Q3)

21.3 (18.9, 23.3)

20.4 (18.8, 22.9)

21.7 (20.0, 23.5)

Range (Min, Max)

9.6 (16.9, 26.4)

9.6 (16.9, 26.4)

8.9 (17.1, 25.9)

GAPDH

Mean ± SD

30.0 ± 4.2

29.5 ± 4.1

30.5 ± 4.4

0.315

Median (Q1, Q3)

29.9 (26.7, 32.0)

29.5 (25.8, 32.3)

30.4 (27.4, 32)

Range (Min, Max)

17.1 (22.9, 40.0)

17.1 (22.9, 40.0)

17.0 (23, 40.0)

YWHAZ

Mean ± SD

26.5 ± 3.6

26.2 ± 3.5

26.8 ± 3.6

0.530

Median (Q1, Q3)

26.1 (23.6, 28.5)

25.6 (23.6, 28.5)

27.3 (24.2, 28.5)

Range (Min, Max)

19.6 (20.4, 40.0)

18.6 (21.4, 40.0)

19.6 (20.4, 40.0)

PPIB

Mean ± SD

30.2 ± 4.6

30.1 ± 5.1

30.4 ± 3.8

0.190

Median (Q1, Q3)

29.5 (26.7, 32.6)

29.0 (26.3, 32.2)

30.9 (27.6, 32.9)

Range (Min, Max)

17.4 (22.6, 40.0)

16.5 (23.5, 40.0)

17.4 (22.6, 40.0)

  1. P values are from Mann Whitney Test.