From: Beta cell response to a mixed meal in nigerian patients with type 2 diabetes
Characteristic | Tertile1 | Tertile2 | Tertile3 | p |
---|---|---|---|---|
No (%) | 33(36.7 %) | 28(31.1 %) | 29(32.2 %) | |
Age(years) | 54.1 ± 2.0 | 58.7 ± 1.7 | 59.9 ± 2.2 | 0.09 |
Duration of diabetes(years) | 8.0 ± 1.3 | 6.9 ± 1.5 | 5.6 ± 0.9 | 0.35 |
Prevalence of oral drug use (%) | 20.7 | 24.1 | 33.3 | 0.01* |
Prevalence of insulin use (%) | 13.8 | 8 | 0 | 0.01* |
BMI(kg/m2) | 26.4 ± 1.0 | 26.5 ± 1.0 | 30.0 ± 1.3 | 0.04* |
FPG(mmol/l) | 9.2 ± 0.7 | 6.7 ± 0.5 | 6.4 ± 0.5 | 0.01* |
PPG(mmol/l) | 13.4 ± 0.7 | 9.8 ± 0.7 | 9.7 ± 0.7 | <0.001* |
GLU change(mmol/l) | 4.2 ± 0.5 | 4.0 ± 0.4 | 3.9 ± 0.6 | 0.92 |
HbA1c (%) | 10.9 ± 0.4 | 8.1 ± 0.3 | 8.1 ± 0.4 | <0.001* |
FCP(ng/ml) | 0.07 ± 0.02 | 0.79 ± 0.1 | 3.5 ± 0.3 | <0.001* |
PCP(ng/ml) | 1.65 ± 0.38 | 4.08 ± 0.51 | 6.16 ± 0.29 | <0.001* |