Table 2

Biochemistry characteristics of patients with groups

VariablesAllN-HbA1cH-HbA1c
(N=441)All (N=247)Previous undiagnosed diabetes (n=237)Previous diagnosed diabetes (n=10)All (N=194)Previous undiagnosed diabetes (n=79)Previous diagnosed diabetes (n=115)
Leukocytes, *109/L (mean±SD)11.9±4.511.4±4.411.5±4.59.2±2.812.7±4.6**12.0±4.013.1±4.9
Neutrophils (%) (mean±SD)42.2±36.740.1±36.739.9±36.645.0±39.544.9±36.649.3±35.941.9±36.9
Monocyte (%) (IQR)2.8 (0.6–5.3)2.2 (0.5 – 4.7)1.9 (0.5–4.7)3.3 (0.5–4.8)3.6 (0.6 – 5.8)5 (2.7–6.3)1.7 (0.5–5.3)
TB, μmol/L (IQR)12.8 (8–20.2)13.5 (7.5– 24.8)13.5 (7.9–24.9)12.4 (5.7–19.6)12 (8.2–16.6)**11.9 (8.4–16.9)12.1 (8–16)
DB, μmol/L (IQR)0.1 (0–3)0.1 (0–3.9)0.1 (0–3.8)0.4 (0.1–9.5)0.1 (0–1.7)*0.1 (0–2.1)0 (0–1.6)
ALB, g/L (mean±SD)41.7±6.642.1±6.542.3±6.537.7±6.241.2±6.740.6±6.341.6±6.9
ALT, mmol/L (IQR)41 (26–80.5)53 (29– 121)53 (29–121)38 (10.3–130.3)35 (22– 50.5)**39 (26–47)32 (22–53)*
AST, mmol/L (IQR)32 (23–60.5)38 (26– 106)38 (26–106)49 (24–83.5)28 (20– 45.3)***30 (21–49)26 (20–43)
ALP, U/L (mean±SD)108.4±81.4115.8±96.5116.2±98.2104.7±38.998.9±55.6*87.9±30.4106.5±66.7
UA, μmol/L (mean±SD)338.5±132.5327.4±128326.7±124.8342.9±199.0352.7±137.0*334.7±130.8365.0±140.3
BUN, mmol/L (mean±SD)5.5±3.15.2±2.35.1±2.08.8±5.45.7±3.95.8±5.15.7±2.8
Cr, μmol/L (mean±SD)66.2±42.665.7±37.964.3±33.997.3±89.267.0±48.063.9±32.869.1±56.2*
GLU, mmol/L (mean±SD)9.5±4.57.1±27.0±2.07.7±2.012.6±4.9***10.7±4.114.0±5.0*
TG, mmol/L (IQR)3.7 (1.3–11.2)2.1 (1.0–7.3)2.1 (1.0–7.5)2.2 (1.3–4.9)6.8 (2.6– 17.1)***5.4 (1.7–16.5)7.5 (3.1–17.4)
CHO– mmol/L (mean±SD)6.2±3.55.4±2.65.4±2.55.5±3.07.2±4.1***6.9±4.97.4±3.5
  • Results are expressed as IQR or mean±SD.

  • N-HbA1c versus H-HbA1c. *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001. N-HbA1c (previous undiagnosed diabetes or previous diagnosed diabetes) versus H-HbA1c (previous undiagnosed diabetes or previous diagnosed diabetes).

  • ALB, albumin; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; ALT, alanine amiotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; CHO, cholesterol; Cr, creatinine; DB, direct bilirubin; GLU, glucose; HbA1c, glycosylated hemoglobin A1c; H-HbA1c, high serum HbA1c; N-HbA1c, normal serum HbA1c; TB, total bilirubin; TG, triglyceride; UA, urea.