Epicardial adipose tissue thickness is an indicator for coronary artery stenosis in asymptomatic type 2 diabetic patients: its assessment by cardiac magnetic resonance

Table 3 A comparison of significant coronary artery stenosis using coronary MR angiography

	Significant coronary artery stenosis (n = 24)	No significant coronary artery stenosis (n = 76)	*p value*
Age (years)	60 ± 6	55 ± 7	0.002**
Body-mass index (kg/m²)	26.1 ± 3.6	25.1 ± 3.1	0.240
Waist-to-hip ratio	0.93 ± 0.05	0.90 ± 0.06	0.015*
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	137 ± 13	128 ± 12	0.009**
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	76 ± 9	77 ± 9	0.492
DM duration (years)	9.4 ± 6.6	8.0 ± 6.7	0.261
Smoking history (n, %)	4 (16.7)	14 (18.9)	0.536
Fasting glucose (mmol/L)	7.0 ± 1.9	6.6 ± 1.6	0.617
Postprandial glucose (mmol/L)	13.0 ± 3.1	12.3 ± 4.0	0.26
HbA1c (%)	7.1 ± 0.9	7.0 ± 0.9	0.731
GA (%)	17.8 ± 3.4	16.4 ± 4.0	0.039*
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)	4.7 ± 0.7	4.3 ± 0.8	0.038*
LDL cholesterol (mmol/L)	2.8 ± 0.9	2.4 ± 0.7	0.104
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)	1.1 ± 0.2	1.1 ± 0.2	0.753
Triglyceride (mmol/L)	1.6 ± 0.7	1.4 ± 0.7	0.212
HOMA-IR	7.0 ± 11.7	4.3 ± 6.2	0.22
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance
EAT thickness (mm)	13.0 ± 2.6	11.5 ± 2.1	0.01**
LV ejection fraction (%)	69 ± 4	68 ± 3	0.488
LV mass (g)	90 ± 24	81 ± 19	0.065

Data are presented as mean ± s.d. or n(%). DM diabetes mellitus; HbA1c glycated hemoglobin; GA glycated albumin; LDL low-density lipoprotein; HDL high-density lipoprotein; HOMA-IR homeostasis model assess of insulin resistance; EAT epicardial adipose tissue; LV left ventricle.
* p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.

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