Serum tumor markers expression (CA199, CA242, and CEA) and its clinical implications in type 2 diabetes mellitus

Table 5 Correlation analysis of carcinoembryonic antigen, cancer antigen 199, cancer antigen 242 levels with glycosylated hemoglobin, fasting blood sugar and lipid metabolism in diabetes patients

Variables	CEA		CA199		CA242
	r value	P value	r value	P value	r value	P value
HbA1c	0.308	0.000	0.426	0.000	0.551	0.000
FBG	0.236	0.033	0.231	0.037	0.298	0.006
LDL-C	0.138	0.216	0.238	0.032	0.240	0.030
TG	0.136	0. 222	0.105	0.346	0.051	0.649
TC	0.077	0.494	0.171	0.125	0.149	0.183

HbA1c: Glycosylated hemoglobin; FBG: Fasting blood sugar; LDL-C: Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG: Triglycerides; TC: Total cholesterol.