Table 3 Associations of vascular measurements (FMD, NMD and PWV) with categorical parameters
From: Determinants of vascular function in patients with type 2 diabetes
| Â | FMD, % | P | NMD, % | P | PWV, m/sec | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | ||||||
Male, n = 49 | 1.92 ± 1.56 |  | 10.32 ± 4.52 |  | 10.62 ± 2.54 |  |
Female, n = 116 | 2.00 ± 1.71 | 0.772 | 9.99 ± 3.51 | 0.648 | 10.02 ± 2.09 | 0.181 |
Smoking | ||||||
Yes, n = 28 | 2.01 ± 1.47 |  | 10.33 ± 4.07 |  | 10.31 ± 2.58 |  |
No, n = 137 | 1.97 ± 1.70 | 0.900 | 10.04 ± 3.80 | 0.720 | 10.16 ± 2.18 | 0.793 |
Hypertension | ||||||
Yes, n = 131 | 1.93 ± 1.65 |  | 9.58 ± 3.58 |  | 10.47 ± 2.24 |  |
No, n = 34 | 2.14 ± 1.73 | 0.528 | 12.05 ± 4.19 | 0.001 | 9.25 ± 1.98 | 0.009 |
Antihypertensive medications | ||||||
Yes, n = 109 | 1.84 ± 1.64 |  | 9.09 ± 3.33 |  | 10.54 ± 2.12 |  |
No, n = 56 | 2.24 ± 1.68 | 0.143 | 12.03 ± 4.05 | <0.001 | 9.57 ± 2.31 | 0.019 |
Hypercholesterolemia | ||||||
Yes, n = 150 | 1.94 ± 1.65 |  | 10.03 ± 3.86 |  | 10.19 ± 2.24 |  |
No, n = 15 | 2.29 ± 1.77 | 0.441 | 10.63 ± 3.66 | 0.565 | 10.11 ± 2.23 | 0.911 |
Statins | ||||||
Yes, n = 48 | 1.99 ± 1.65 |  | 9.88 ± 3.91 |  | 10.57 ± 2.45 |  |
No, n = 117 | 1.97 ± 1.67 | 0.951 | 10.17 ± 3.82 | 0.656 | 10.01 ± 2.12 | 0.199 |
Insulin treatment | ||||||
Yes, n = 36 | 1.53 ± 1.66 |  | 8.65 ± 3.01 |  | 11.12 ± 2.72 |  |
No, n = 129 | 2.10 ± 1.65 | 0.066 | 10.49 ± 3.95 | 0.004 | 9.97 ± 2.06 | 0.059 |