Table 3 Endogenous factor-related blood test

Insulin (µU/mL, median [IQR])

6.75 [4.35, 8.48]

8.55 [6.97, 9.83]

−2.10[− 1.23, 4.43]

0.0929

Cholesterol_total (mg/dL, mean [SD])

197.15 (22.92)

192.95 (28.96)

4.20 [3.7, 12.1]

0.2822

Cholesterol_LDL (mg/dL, mean [SD])

124.40 (21.15)

119.10 (25.78)

5.30 (1.69, 12.29)

0.1291

Cholesterol_HDL (mg/dL, mean [SD])

66.85 (11.03)

62.65 (9.59)

4.20 (1.18, 7.22)

0.1334

BUN/Cr (mean [SD])

17.27 (3.54)

15.18 (2.30)

2.09 (0.36, 3.81)

0.3037

HbA1c_NGSP (%, mean [SD])

5.20 (0.23)

5.17 (0.21)

0.03 (0.03, 0.09)

0.3006

Cystatin_C (mg/dL, mean [SD])

0.81 (0.09)

0.78 (0.08)

0.03 (0.01, 0.05)

0.2428