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Table 2 Results of the univariate analysis

From: Impact of ADMA, endothelial progenitor cells and traditional cardiovascular risk factors on pulse wave velocity among prediabetic individuals

Categorical Variables

PWV (mean±SD)

p-value

Gender

 

0.439T

Male

8.9±1.5

 

Female

9.2±1.2

 

Exercise

 

0.009T

Yes

8.5±1.3

 

No

9.6±1.4

 

Pre-diabetes subcategory

 

0.215A

IFG

8.8±1.1

 

IGT

9.5±2.2

 

IFG+IGT

9.4±1.4

 

Use of statins

 

0.656T

Yes

9.3±1.3

 

No

9.0±1.5

 

Continuous Variables

PWV (mean±SD)

r§ (p-value)

Age (years)

 

+0.522 (0.0001)

<48

8.5±0.9

 

≥48

9.6±1.6

 

MBP (mmHg)

 

+0.428 (0.002)

<106.3

8.1±0.8

 

≥106.3

10.0±1.3

 

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

 

+0.601 (<0.0001)

<196

8.2±1.1

 

≥196

9.9±1.2

 

LDL (mg/dL)

 

+0.672 (<0.0001)

<118.4

8.0±0.7

 

≥118.4

10.1±1.2

 

GFR (mL/min)

 

−0.491 (0.0003)

<77

9.6±1.3

 

≥77

8.5±1.3

 

ADMA (μmol/L)

 

+0.508 (0.0002)

<0.757

8.1±0.8

 

≥0.757

9.8±1.3

 

BMI (kg/m2)

 

−0.164 (0.254)

<32.9

9.2±1.3

 

≥32.9

9.0±1.6

 

WHR

 

+0.154 (0.284)

<0.91

8.8±1.2

 

≥0.91

9.4±1.6

 

CD34+KDR+ (cells/mL)

 

−0.121 (0.403)

<292

9.3±1.5

 

≥292

8.9±1.4

 

HOMA-IR

 

+0.218 (0.128)

<4.51

9.0±1.4

 

≥4.51

9.2±1.5

 

Fasting glucose (mg/dL)

 

+0.449 (0.001)

<107

8.6±1.7

 

≥107

9.5±1.0

 

HbA1c (%)

 

+0.006 (0.967)

<6

9.0±1.2

 

≥6

9.2±1.6

 

hs-CRP (mg/L)

 

+0.018 (0.907)

<3.89

8.9±1.5

 

≥3.89

9.4±1.4

 
  1. Continuous variables have been presented as <median and ≥median for purely descriptive reasons; their continuous nature has been appropriately taken into account at the univariate tests; T: Student’s t-test; A: Analysis of variance (ANOVA); §: Pearson’s correlation coefficient.