Table 4: Distribution of laboratory findings during follow-up in patients < 65 and ≥65 years according to diabetes mellitus development.

Age

Variables

Diabetes Mellitus Developed

 

Diabetes Mellitus Not – Developed

 

Δp

Basal

II. visit

p

 

Basal

II. visit

p

 

<65

FBG

114.8±8.1

147.3±47.2

0.009*

 

104.4±9.6

104.3±11.6

0.95

 

<0.001*

HbA1c

6.3±0.8

6.6±0.8

0.460

 

5.9±0.4

5.9±0.5

0.996

 

0.322

Uric acid

5(3.8-6.5)

4.7(3.4-5.8)

0.302

 

5.1(2.3-8.3)

5.3(1.5-7.4)

0.605

 

0.416

Total bilirubin

0.5(0.3-1.4)

0.4(0.2-0.7)

0.105

 

0.5(0.1-1.3)

0.4(0.1-1.4)

0.305

 

0.705

Direct bilirubin

0.1(0.1-0.4)

0.2(0.1-0.4)

0.160

 

0.1(0-1.4)

0.1(0-1.1)

0.412

 

0.806

≥65

AKŞ

109±11

144.8±46.2

0.022*

 

104.1±7.4

108.9±22

0.980

 

0.001*

HbA1c

6.0±0.1

6.5±0.6

0.753

 

6.1±0.3

5.6±0.8

0.104

 

0.114

Uric acid

5.7(4.2-7.2)

5.4(3.2-8.4)

0.850

 

5(3.2-10.9)

4.8(3.3-8.5)

0.322

 

0.229

Total bilirubin

0.6(0.2-0.7)

0.6(0.3-1.1)

0.940

 

0.7(0.3-1.1)

0.5(0.1-0.9)

0.042*

 

0.036*

Direct bilirubin

0.1(0.1-0.3)

0.1(0.1-0.4)

0.912

 

0.1(0.1-0.8)

0.2(0.1-0.3)

0.088

 

0.105

Categorical variables were expressed as numbers and percentage, numerical variables were expressed as mean±standard deviation or median (min-max).

*p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.

FBG: Fasting Blood Glucose, HbA1c: Glycosylated Hemoglobin