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Table 1 Clinical characteristics and serum and renal AGE parameters of donors of fresh PBMN

From: Presence of Diabetic Complications in Type 1 Diabetic Patients Correlates with Low Expression of Mononuclear Cell AGE-Receptor-1 and Elevated Serum AGE

Group

NL

Dm/nDC

Dm/DC

Subjects (n)

7

11

18

Sex (M/F)

6/1

4/7

10/8

Age (years)

43 ± 11

37 ± 10

47 ± 13

HbAlc (%)

5.3 ± 0.4

7.8 ± 1.6*

8.6 ± 0.8*

Serum AGEs (U/mL)

2.5 ± 1.6

6.0 ± 3.4*

8.0 ± 3.6*§

Urine AGEs (U × 103/mL)

175 ± 70

256 ± 66*

153 ± 55

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

208 ± 46

194 ± 29

226 ± 44

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

106 ± 51

83 ± 54

140 ± 55§

Creatinine (mg/dL)

0.81 ± 0.15

0.80 ± 0.12

0.98 ± 0.26

UAER (ug/min)

4.1 ± 1.1

4.1 ± 1.1

851 ± 75**

Ccr (mL/min)

105 ± 33

106 ± 17

87 ± 30

CAGE (U × 103/min)

3.0 ± 0.18

4.42* ± 0.26

2.16** ± 0.12

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± SD.
  2. *p < .005 vs NL.
  3. **p < .001 vs NL and D/nDC.
  4. §p < .05 vs DM/nDC.
  5. UAER, urinary albumin excretion rate; Ccr, creatinine clearance; CAGE, AGE clearance.