No effect of yeast-like fungi on lipid metabolism and vascular endothelial growth factor level in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus

Table 3 Clinical characteristics of T1DM patients according to the amount of yeast-like fungi colonizing the digestive tract

Yeast–like fungi	HbA1c %	Total cholesterol (mg/dl)	LDL-cholesterol (mg/dl)	HDL-cholesterol (mg/dl)	VEGF (pg/ml)
10^³ CFU/g n = 19	7.1 ± 0.8	172.81 ± 29.33	101.87 ± 23.65	59.4 ± 8.3	327.03 ± 179.9
10^{^6} CFU/g n = 26	7.4 ± 1.9	183.52 ± 20.89	107.41 ± 18.89	51.6 ± 12.4	370.37 ± 194.84
p-value	0.01*	0.14	0.23	0.41	0.32

The results are presented as ± SD, significance (p < 0.05)
Abbreviations: VEGF vascular endothelial growth factor, LDL Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL High-density lipoprotein cholesterol
*Patients with T1DM and yeast-like fungi 10^³ CFU/g vs 10^⁶ CFU/g

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