Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in the ADIPOQ Gene Modifies Adiponectin Levels and Glycemic Control in Type Two Diabetes Mellitus Patients

Table 2

Baseline variables of the study subjects.

Variable	Good glycemic control	Poor glycemic control	value
Age (years)			0.9057
Gender () (%)			0.0645
Male	63 (36%)	80 (45.7%)
Female	112 (64%)	95 (54.3%)
BMI (kg/m^2)			0.7128
WC (cm)			0.2357
Cholesterol (mg/dl)			0.9072
Triglyceride (mg/dl)			0.0998
Treatment duration (years)			<0.0001
HbA1c			<0.0001
Glucose (mg/dl)			<0.0001
HOMA-IR			<0.0001
Adiponectin (μg/ml)			<0.0006

Abbreviations: BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference; HbA1c: glycated hemoglobin; HOMA-IR: homeostatic model assessment insulin resistance. Data are presented as . The values were calculated by Student’s -test except for gender distribution which was calculated using Pearson’s chi-square.