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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population.

From: Adiponectin levels and expression of adiponectin receptors in isolated monocytes from overweight patients with coronary artery disease

 

Patients without CAD

(n = 24)

Patients with CAD

(n = 31)

p value

Anthropometric characteristics

   

Males (%)

16 (67)

30 (97)

0.009

Age (years)

57.6 ± 7.7

60.2 ± 8.5

0.249

BMI (Kg/m2)

28.5 ± 2.5

29.1 ± 2.6

0.340

Waist to hip ratio

0.93 ± 0.06

1 ± 0.06

<0.001

Metabolic characteristics

   

LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)

3.41 ± 0.88

3.12 ± 0.72

0.260

HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)

1.27 ± 0.28

1.11 ± 0.25

0.078

Triglycerides (mmol/L)

1.31 ± 0.45

1.59 ± 0.15

0.231

Systolic BP (mmHg)

123.5 ± 16.4

128.4 ± 12.3

0.228

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

76.5 ± 9.8

79.6 ± 6.8

0.176

Adiponectin (μg/ml)

13.8 ± 5.8

10.9 ± 3.1

0.033*

Indices

   

HOMA index

3.52 ± 1.84

5.17 ± 4.78

0.102*

Matsuda index

2.90 ± 1.14

2.28 ± 1.0

0.041

Common carotid IMT (mm)

0.86 ± 0.25

1.10 ± 0.30

0.004

Carotid bulb IMT (mm)

1.14 ± 0.75

1.49 ± 0.48

0.062

Drug use

   

Statins (%)

9 (38)

25 (81)

0.003

Antiplatelets (%)

8 (33)

27 (87)

<0.001

ACE inhibitor, AR antagonists (%)

9 (38)

25 (81)

0.003

Nitrates (%)

3 (13)

13 (42)

0.037

β-blockers (%)

5 (21)

21 (68)

0.001

Calcium channel blockers (%)

3 (13)

7 (23)

0.543

Sulfonylureas (%)

0 (0)

4 (13)

0.192

Metformin (%)

1 (4)

5 (16)

0.329

  1. BMI: Body Mass Index; LDL: Low density lipoprotein; HDL: High density lipoprotein; BP: Blood Pressure; IMT: Intima media thickness; ACE: Angiotensin Converting Enzyme; AR: Angiotensin Receptor
  2. * comparisons in logarithmic scale
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Cardiovascular Diabetology

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