Table 3 The β-cell function and insulin sensitivity in recruited subjects across 4 quartiles of ErbB2 concentrations.

From: Serum ErbB2 concentration positively correlated to the glycemic variations in newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetic patients

Items

Quartile 1

Quartile 2

Quartile 3

Quartile 4

P value

Number

23

24

24

24

–

C-peptide 0

2.8 ± 0.1

2.7 ± 1.3

2.2 ± 0.3

2.2 ± 1.1

0.23

C-peptide 30

3.8 ± 1.7

3.2 ± 0.5

2.9 ± 3.2

2.8 ± 2.7

0.42

C-peptide 120

5.2 ± 2.3

5.4 ± 0.8

5.4 ± 1.1

5.1 ± 2.7

0.36

HOMA-B

19.1 ± 15.4

20.3 ± 21.0

21.7 ± 17.2

18.9 ± 16.6

0.66

HOMA-IR

2.1 ± 2.3

2.6 ± 1.1

3.4 ± 1.0

3.8 ± 1.1

0.04*

Mastuda Index

116.8 ± 81.5

107.1 ± 22.7

96.3 ± 12.8

85.0 ± 33.9

0.03*

  1. Data were presented as means ± SD, *P < 0.05. C-peptide 0 C-peptide 0 min (ng/mL), C-peptide 30 C-peptide 30 min (ng/mL), C-peptide 120 C-peptide 120 min (ng/mL), HOMA-B the homoeostasis model assessment B, HOMA-IR the homoeostasis model assessment IR.
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