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Table 2 Baseline characteristics according to the VAT area tertile in patients with and without DM

From: Differential association of visceral adipose tissue with coronary plaque characteristics in patients with and without diabetes mellitus

 

Without DM (n = 334)

With DM (n = 122)

Characteristic

VAT T1 (n = 111)

VAT T2 (n = 112)

VAT T3 (n = 111)

VAT T1 (n = 40)

VAT T2 (n = 41)

VAT T3 (n = 41)

Age (years)

58 ± 19

66 ± 13*

67 ± 11*

65 ± 14

67 ± 11

65 ± 12

Men, n (%)

45 (41)

60 (54)

77 (69)*†

23 (58)

21 (51)

35 (85)*†

Body mass index (kg/m2)

20 ± 2

23 ± 2*

25 ± 3*†

22 ± 3

25 ± 4*

27 ± 4*†

Waist circumference (cm)

74 ± 7

82 ± 6*

91 ± 8*†

80 ± 8

88 ± 9*

96 ± 10*†

Subcutaneous adipose tissue (cm2)

91 ± 63

131 ± 58*

175 ± 82*†

112 ± 72

151 ± 79*

177 ± 90*

Visceral adipose tissue (cm2)

35 ± 15

82 ± 13*

147 ± 39*†

55 ± 22

111 ± 13*

180 ± 41*†

Hypertension, n (%)

47 (42)

59 (53)

70 (63)*

23 (58)

31 (76)

33 (80)*

Dyslipidemia, n (%)

26 (23)

48 (43)*

56 (50)*

25 (63)

25 (61)

28 (68)

Current smoking, n (%)

18 (16)

25 (22)

29 (26)

11 (28)

6 (15)

9 (22)

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

184 ± 39

192 ± 37

189 ± 38

185 ± 40

187 ± 34

189 ± 34

Triglycerides (mg/dl)

92 (51)

149 (88)*

169 (103)*

106 (46)

154 (78)

200 (165)*†

HDL-cholesterol (mg/dl)

63 ± 17

57 ± 15*

53 ± 15*

60 ± 19

54 ± 14

53 ± 19*

LDL-cholesterol (mg/dl)

108 ± 33

115 ± 32

109 ± 34

107 ± 28

113 ± 29

109 ± 34

Hemoglobin A1c (%)

5.5 ± 0.3

5.7 ± 0.4*

5.8 ± 0.5*†

7.4 ± 1.6

7.5 ± 1.6

7.4 ± 1.7

High sensitivity CRP (mg/dl)

0.16 (0.14)

0.15 (0.12)

0.16 (0.13)*

0.14 (0.11)

0.16 (0.20)

0.20 (0.22)

Medications

      

Antihypertensive agents, n (%)

44 (40)

50 (45)

66 (59)*†

21 (53)

27 (66)

31 (76)*

Lipid-lowering agents, n (%)

15 (14)

32 (29)*

37 (33)*

20 (50)

11 (27)*

23 (56)†

Hypoglycemic agents, n (%)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

22 (55)

29 (71)

30 (73)

  1. DM, diabetes mellitus; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c.
  2. The VAT area data were divided into tertiles (T) as described in the Methods. *p < 0.05 vs. T1 group, †p < 0.05 vs. T2 group.
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