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Table 2 Glycemic control parameters among the enrolled hemodialysis patients

From: Glycated albumin is a better indicator of the glucose excursion than predialysis glucose and hemoglobin A1c in hemodialysis patients

 

All patients (n = 90)

Diabetic patients (n = 46)

Nondiabetic patients (n = 44)

P valuea

Min glucose (mg/dl)

109.1 ± 31.3

120.5 ± 34.7

97.2 ± 22.0

<0.001

Mean glucose (mg/dl)

152.3 ± 38.6

175.5 ± 38.6

128.0 ± 18.2

<0.001

Max glucose (mg/dl)

203.4 ± 62.0

241.9 ± 61.2

163.2 ± 28.3

<0.001

Max-Min glucose (mg/dl)

100.3 ± 58.9

130.6 ± 64.9

68.7 ± 27.8

<0.001

MAGE

66.8 ± 38.3

85.4 ± 42.1

47.4 ± 20.7

<0.001

Pre-dialysis glucose (mg/dl)

144.6 ± 49.6

165.2 ± 56.3

123.2 ± 29.1

<0.001

HbA1c (%)

5.4 ± 0.9

5.8 ± 1.1

4.9 ± 0.5

<0.001

GA (%)

19.1 ± 4.7

21.9 ± 4.7

16.1 ± 2.4

<0.001

  1. Variables are presented as mean ± SD
  2. Min minimum, Max maximum, MAGE mean amplitude of glucose excursion, HbA1c hemoglobin A1c, GA glycated albumin
  3. aDiabetic patients vs nondiabetic patients