[Retracted] Risk Factors for Dupuytren’s Contracture: A Case-Control Study

Table 3

Comparison of blood biochemical index levels between DC patients and control groups (mean ± SD).

	DC (n = 21)	Control (n = 31)	t value	P value
Albumin (g/L)	42.21 ± 3.24	41.30 ± 2.80	1.079	0.286
Cystatin C (mg/L)	0.64 ± 0.09	0.58 ± 0.10	2.209	0.032
Creatinine (μmol/L)	61.70 ± 10.82	56.28 ± 12.56	1.612	0.113
Alanine aminotransferase (U/L)	20.55 ± 15.48	18.09 ± 10.08	0.642	0.526
Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L)	24.05 ± 11.71	18.44 ± 6.54	1.995	0.056
Total bilirubin (μmol/L)	13.68 ± 9.34	11.43 ± 4.23	1.034	0.310
Direct bilirubin (μmol/L)	4.53 ± 2.76	4.27 ± 1.29	0.403	0.690
Indirect bilirubin (μmol/L)	9.16 ± 7.06	7.17 ± 3.03	1.218	0.235
Total bile acids (μmol/L)	7.87 ± 8.13	5.98 ± 5.81	0.979	0.332
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)	4.85 ± 1.19	4.78 ± 0.91	0.240	0.811
Triglycerides (mmol/L)	1.86 ± 1.93	1.38 ± 0.68	1.095	0.285
HDL-C (mmol/L)	1.41 ± 0.40	1.36 ± 0.28	0.531	0.598
LDL-C (mmol/L)	3.02 ± 0.94	3.04 ± 0.81	0.082	0.935
Glucose (mmol/L)	5.70 ± 1.00	5.58 ± 1.01	0.422	0.675
Blood urea nitrogen (mmol/L)	4.92 ± 1.28	5.24 ± 1.40	0.837	0.407
Creatinine (μmol/L)	61.70 ± 10.82	56.28 ± 12.56	1.612	0.113
Uric acid (μmol/L)	289.30 ± 73.50	269.09 ± 76.03	0.953	0.345
Potassium (mmol/L)	4.13 ± 0.49	3.89 ± 0.31	1.991	0.055
Sodium (mmol/L)	140.84 ± 2.39	140.88 ± 1.26	0.070	0.944
Chlorine (mmol/L)	102.00 ± 2.89	104.78 ± 1.98	4.122	<0.001

DC: Dupuytren’s contracture; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.