Groups
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Urinary L-FABP (μg/ml)
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Plasma L-FABP (μg/ml)
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Median (IQR)
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Median (IQR)
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DM patients with normoalbuminuria (n = 30)
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5.9 (5.2, 7.8)
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4.4 (2.9,11.3)
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DKD patients with microalbuminuria (n = 30)
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11.4 (6.7, 13.4)a
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6.7 (3.4,11.4)
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DKD patients with macroalbuminuria (n = 30)
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18.8 (10.9, 23.4)a,b
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8.6 (2.5,12.4)
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a
P < 0.05 compared with the DM patients with normoalbuminuria (Kruskal-Wallis test)
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b
P < 0.05 compared with the DKD patients with microalbuminuria (Kruskal-Wallis test)
- Abbreviations: IQR interquartile range, serum L-FABP serum liver-type fatty acid binding protein, urinary L-FABP urinary liver-type fatty acid binding protein