Table 2 Laboratory parameters (following non-Gaussian distribution) assessing metabolic status of type 2 diabetic and non-DM obese study participants
From: Glucose-level dependent brain hypometabolism in type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity
Type 2 diabetic participants | Non-DM, obese participants | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Parameters | Median; IQR | Median; IQR | Reference value | P value |
Pre-PET glucose (mmol/L) | 7.20; 2.55 | 6.00; 0.78 | 3.6-6.0 mmol/L | <0.001** |
Serum glucose (mmol/L) | 8.45; 4.48 | 5.40; 0.75 | 3.6-6.0 mmol/L | <0.001** |
Sensitive thyroid-stimulating hormone (mU/L) | 1.87; 1.32 | 2.21; 1.54 | 0.3-4.2 mU/L | 0.278 |
Triglyceride (mmol/L) | 1.70; 2.20 | 1.40; 1.00 | <1.7 mmol/L | 0.015* |
Cholesterol (mmol/L) | 4.90; 1.20 | 5.40; 1.25 | <5.2 mmol/L | 0.005* |
Apolipoprotein A-I (g/L) | 1.55; 0.33 | 1.68; 0.39 | >1.15 g/L | 0.175 |
Apolipoprotein B (g/L) | 1.11; 0.29 | 1.21; 0.25 | <1.0 g/L | 0.045* |