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The Association Between Serum Carnitine Level, Glucose Regulation, Body Fat and Nutrient Intake in Diabetic Individuals Cover

The Association Between Serum Carnitine Level, Glucose Regulation, Body Fat and Nutrient Intake in Diabetic Individuals

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|Apr 2021

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The amount of daily dietary energy and nutrients intake

MaleFemale
Patients (n:16)Healthy (n:16)Patients (n:16)Healthy (n:16)
Energy nutrients andX̅ ±SDMed ±IQRX̅ ±SDMed±IQRX̅ ±SDMed±IQRX̅ ±SDMed±IQR
Energy (kkal)1957 ±455,251843±742,112832±524,522815±584,601563±395,751557±367,312341±623,612246±924,82
t=-5,040p=0,000** Z=-3,731p=0,000**
Carbohydrate (g)221,8±59,63207,4±66,05394,8±96,21387,8±53,82155,6±44,48149,0±45,48328,5±104,81346,3±144,56
t=-6,113p=0,000** Z=-4,221p=0,000**
Carbohydrate (%)46,7±8,4349,0±15,7556,7±5,7057,0±8,5040,8±3,8940,0±4,7556,8±8,0060,0±10,75
t=-3,932p=0,001** t=-7,195p=0,000**
Fiber (g)26,9±10,9726,7±12,7436,2±11,8934,4±12,3919,3±6,3717,9±11,8629,3±7,8429,6±8,38
t=-2,308p=0,028* t=-3,986p=0,000**
Protein (g)63,8±19,2057,5±19,2191,0±23,9894,7±36,7949,5±19,6346,3±16,6662,9±18,5758,9±30,28
t=-3,539p=0,001** Z=-2,337p=0,019*
Animal (g) protein30,5±14,2028,6±15,8936,3±16,5830,1±27,8224,3±18,5020,5±16,6517,3±11,3614,5±10,29
Z=-0,942p=0,346 Z=-1,357p=0,175
Total fat (g)88,4±30,4082,3±50,6594,3±16,7995,3±28,4980,8±21,2482,9±34,8483,5±28,0979,4±38,36
t=-0,686p=0,500 t=-0,316p=0,754
PUFA (g)20,7±12,2017,2±20,0417,3±6,7016,7±12,4020,3±8,9620,5±15,5215,5±14,9915,5±18,90
t=0,952p=0,350 Z=-1,131p=0,258
n-3 (g)1,8±1,021,5±1,752,2±0,951,9±1,371,6±1,161,4±0,971,8±1,121,1±2,05
Z=-1,357p=0,175 Z=-0,094p=0,925
n-6 (g)18,7±11,6915,9±18,6115,1±6,6613,7±10,7018,6±8,6818,9±13,9316,4±14,4012,9±18,75
t=1,093p=0,285 Z=-1,244p=0,214

Individuals' serum carnitine, biochemical parameters and HOMA-IR values

MaleFemale
Patients (n:16)Healthy (n:16)Patients (n:16)Healthy (n:16)
ParametersX̅ ±SDMed±IQRX̅ ±SDMed±IQRX̅ ±SDMed±IQRX̅ ±SDMed±IQR
Serum glucose (mg/dL)143,2±48,30125,5±48,2585,6±10,9782,5±16,25162,3±71,19137,5±88,5084,1±7,5583,5±12,00
Z=-4,523p=0,000** Z=-4,638p=0,000**
Serum insulin (mU/ L)14,6±8,2113,7±13,408,4±3,878,2±5,2818,2±9,0416,7±12,916,7±2,675,9±3,23
t=2,734p=0,012* Z=-4,372p=0,000**
Serum total cholesterol (mg/dL)193,8±24,67193,1±45,08152,7±31,51154,5±48,00191,2±66,55186,6±74,18155,1±25,60156,0±30,75
t=4,104p=0,000** t=2,028p=0,057
Serum LDL-dL) C (mg/119,6±20,21117,8±29,25109,8±25,26109,5±39,75121,7±42,46116,2±55,55106,9±17,87105,0±20,75
t=1,210p=0,236 t=1,285p=0,213
Serum HDL-C (mg/ dL)40,0±7,3339,6±10,6032,2±6,9131,9±11,8548,1±12,2847,4±18,9038,4±8,2337,2±10,33
t=3,116p=0,004** t=2,620p=0,014*
Serum VLDL-C (mg/ dL)34,2±10,7833,1±14,4519,4±6,5320,0±9,0036,9±19,4633,1±38,6118,2±10,3414,0±7,25
t=4,691p=0,000** Z=-3,209p=0,001**
Serum triglycerides (mg/ dL)171,0±53,88165,9±72,1596,7±33,0799,1±46,43193,1±117,87165,5±193,0591,2±51,8370,8±36,08
t=4,701p=0,000** Z=-3,128p=0,002**
HOMA-IR5,2±3,334,2±5,321,8±0,911,7±1,537,0±3,626,7±6,831,4±0,661,2±0,76
t=3,911p=0,001** Z=-4,711p=0,000**
Serum carnitine (nmol/ mL)51,6±12,0850,6±20,8368,1±26,5759,5±17,2556,9±10,91+59,7±12,65+66,7±23,2362,3±15,43
Z=-2,450p=0,014* Z=-1,319p=0,187

Individuals' age, BMI, and some anthropometric measurements

MaleFemale
Patients (n:16)Healthy (n:16)Patients (n:16)Healthy (n:16)
X̅ ±SDMed±IQRX̅ ±SDMed±IQRX̅ ±SDMed±IQRX̅ ±SDMed±IQR
Age (yıl)47,4±8,0649,5±9,2547,9±7,3750,0±6,2544,2±6,6546,5±4,5041,3±7,4540,5±11,75
Z=-0,076p=0,940 Z=-1,304p=0,192
Body (kg) weight79,1±13,8478,4±17,1384,3±11,8282,9±16,2083,5±11,8479,5±17,1385,5±15,2485,2±19,53
t=-1,140p=0,263 t=-0,414p=0,681
BMI (kg/m2)27,9±4,2527,4±6,0427,9±3,7027,4±4,4634,8±5,2133,9±8,1834,0±5,9633,1±7,94
t=-0,010p=0,992 t=0,389p=0,700
Body centage fat per- (%)25,9±5,3525,3±10,5327,7±6,5827,3±6,6541,9±4,0441,7±7,8042,4±5,8243,0±7,28
t=-0,834p=0,411 t=-0,275p=0,785
Body (fat kg) mass21,1±7,6919,3±12,9223,9±8,5523,5±8,4735,4±8,1932,87±14,5737,0±11,2336,91±10,62
t=-0,951p=0,349 t=-0,465p=0,646

Relationship between serum carnitine levels and some parameters in individuals

MaleFemale
Patients (n:16)Healthy (n:16)Patients (n:16)Healthy (n:16)
Parametersrprprprp
Dietary intake energy (kkal)-0,4060,119-0,1440,5940,0210,940-0,2910,274
Dietary carbohydrate intake (g)-0,4960,051-0,1380,6100,0130,961-0,3380,200
Carbohydrate percentage (%)-0,1210,657-0,1020,7070,0690,8000,1120,679
Dietary intake fiber (g)-0,4110,1140,1440,5940,4510,079-0,5030,047*
Dietary intake protein (g)0,0750,782-0,1210,6560,1750,120-0,3740,154
Dietary animal protein intake (g)0,1130,676-0,0180,948-0,0370,8920,0060,983
Dietary intake total (g) fat-0,2670,3170,0260,9220,1150,670-0,4350,092
Dietary intake PUFA (g)-0,1870,4890,6910,003**-0,3890,137-0,0440,871
Dietary intake n-(g) 3-0,0060,9830,3410,1960,0340,901-0,2420,367
Dietary intake n-6 (g)-0,3850,1410,7060,002**-0,2620,327-0,2740,305
Serum (mg/glucose dL)-0,1210,656-0,3450,1910,0630,816-0,3440,192
Serum (mU/insulin L)-0,1610,553-0,1440,594-0,0800,770-0,3740,154
HOMA-IR-0,2010,455-0,1740,5200,0050,985-0,4500,080
Body (kg) weight0,1100,686-0,1150,672-0,2050,446-0,6760,004**
BMI (kg/m2)0,0680,801-0,4180,107-0,0150,956-0,6320,009**
Body centage fat per- (%)-0,1310,628-0,0320,905-0,1540,570-0,4240,102
Body (fat kg) mass-0,0050,984-0,0940,729-0,2110,432-0,5260,036*
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Published on: Apr 22, 2021
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© 2021 Şehriban Duyar Özer, Makbule Gezmen Karadağ, published by European Biotechnology Thematic Network Association
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