Table 3 The biochemical indicators of 37 MELAS patients

blood lactate(mmol/L)

>2

20(54.1%)

Cerebrospinal fluid lactic acid(mmol/L)

>2.2

35(94.6%)

CK(UL)

>310/200^a

11(29.7%)

Ckmb(UL)

>24

11(29.7%)

Creatinine(umol/L)

>97/73^b

3(8.1%)

Hemoglobin(g/L)

≤ 130/115^c

12(32.4%)

Triglyceride(mmol/L)

>1.7

12(32.4%)

cholesterol(mmol/L)

>5.18

6(16.2%)

Fasting blood glucose(mmol/L)

>6.1

15(40.5%)

uric acid(umol/L)

>420/350^d

6(16.2%)

glycated hemoglobin(%)

>6

19(51.4%)