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Table 2 The clinical characteristics and CA 19 − 9 level of the HbA1c < 9% group and control group

From: Effect of glycotoxicity and lipotoxicity on carbohydrate antigen 19 − 9 in the patients with diabetes

Variables

The HbA1c < 9% group

(n = 199)

Non-diabetes controls

(n = 200)

p value

CA 19−9 levels (U/ml)

14.8 ± 9.6

13.6 ± 8.9

0.128

Proportion of objects with abnormal CA 19−9

6/199 (3.0%)

5/200 (2.5%)

0.753

Age (years)

59.9 ± 11.6

57.5 ± 14.2

0.253

Female sex

62 (31.2%)

64 (32.0%)

0.856

BMI (kg/m2)

25.2 ± 3.2

25.4 ± 3.8

0.422

HbA1c (%)

7.26 ± 0.98

4.8 ± 1.02

< 0.001*

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

133.4 ± 19.7

130.1 ± 15.6

0.105

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

79.9 ± 11.5

76.8 ± 11.9

0.182

Uric acid (µmol/l)

330.1 ± 93.8

326.5 ± 91.2

0.243

Total cholesterol (mmol/l)

4.59 ± 1.24

4.68 ± 1.39

0.642

Triglycerides (mmol/l)

1.84 ± 1.64

1.93 ± 1.74

0.506

Creatinine (µmol/l)

72.0 ± 27.6

67.6 ± 15.3

0.081

ALT (U/L)

25.2 ± 15.0

26.9 ± 18.2

0.257

  1. CA 19 − 9, carbohydrate antigen 19 − 9; BMI, body mass index; HbA1c, glycosylated hemoglobin; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; * p value was less than 0.01