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Table 2 Laboratory variables in cases and controls

From: Adiponectin, resistin and IL-6 plasma levels in subjects with diabetic foot and possible correlations with clinical variables and cardiovascular co-morbidity

 

Diabetic foot

patients

Diabetics without

foot complications

p

HbA1c

8 (7.28-9.40)

6.85 (6.10-8.00)

0.018

CRP

4 (2.25-5.15)

2.25 (1.90-3.08)

0.041

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

215.50 (166,50-243,00)

204.00 (185,50-210,00)

0.054

LDL cholesterol (mg/dl)

121.70 (98,75-148,75)

104.50 (78,00-123,00)

0.032

Tryglicerids (mg/dl)

160.50 (119,50-209,25)

180.50 (144,50-199,00)

0.012

Globuli bianchi

12.675 (10775,00-14140,00)

10.700 (8850,00-12027,50)

0.032

Adiponectin (μg/ml)

7.1450 (4.47-12.17)

8.480 (5.15-12.87)

0.022

Resistin (ng/ml)

5.160 (2.96-6.29)

3.290 (2.37-6.5)

0.021

IL-6 (pg/ml)

3.21 (1.23-5.34)

2.13 (1.24-3.97)

0.033

  1. Demographic and anamnestic data are expressed as n° (percentage); HbA1c: Hemoglobin A1c; CRP: C-reactive protein; IL-6: Interleukin-6