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Table 2 The correlation between serum lncRNA GAS5 and miR-21 and clinical and pathological parameters in patients with DN

From: The relevance of the non-invasive biomarkers lncRNA GAS5/miR-21 ceRNA regulatory network in the early identification of diabetes and diabetic nephropathy

Clinical and pathological parameters

Cases (%)

lncRNA GAS5

 

miR-21

 

Stratifications

 

\(\bar x \pm {\text{s}}\)

P

\(\bar x \pm {\text{s}}\)

P

24 h UTP(g)

25(100)

    

24 h UTP < 3.5

5(20)

0.00 ± 0.00

0.028

1.35 ± 0.71

0.552

3.5 ≤ 24 h UTP<8.0

15(60)

0.01 ± 0.00

 

1.68 ± 1.08

 

24 h UTP ≥ 8.0

5(20)

0.01 ± 0.01

 

2.06 ± 1.07

 

CKD stages

25(100)

    

CKD1

8(32)

0.00 ± 0.00

0.238

1.60 ± 1.15

0.941

CKD2

8(32)

0.01 ± 0.00

 

1.77 ± 1.14

 

CKD3-4

9(36)

0.01 ± 0.01

 

1.70 ± 0.85

 

HbAlc(%)

25(100)

    

HbAlc ≤ 6.5

8(32)

0.01 ± 0.01

0.185

1.44 ± 1.16

0.398

HbAlc > 6.5

17(68)

0.01 ± 0.00

 

1.81 ± 1.05

 

Pathological grading of renal biopsy

25(100)

    

Type IIb

2(8)

0.01 ± 0.00

0.820

0.57 ± 0

0.038

Type III

19(76)

0.01 ± 0.01

 

1.97 ± 1.00

 

Type IV

4(16)

0.01 ± 0.00

 

0.94 ± 0.12

 

Age

25(100)

    

18 ~ < 40

10(40)

0.01 ± 0.01

0.56

1.56 ± 0.97

0.874

40~<50

4(16)

0.01 ± 0.00

 

1.75 ± 0.83

 

50 ~ < 60

11(44)

0.01 ± 0.00

 

1.79 ± 1.16

 
  1. Abbreviations 24-hour urine protein test (UPT); HbA1c; chronic kidney disease (CKD)
  2. For serum lncRNA GAS5 in different renal biopsy pathological grades: type IIb vs. IV, aP=0.6046; type IIb vs. III, bP=0.9989; type III vs. IV, cP=0.7023.
  3. For miR-21: type IIb vs. IV, aP=0.0563; type IIb vs. III, bP=0.0172; type III vs. IV,cP=0.0690.