Table 1 Clinical characteristics among the four subgroups stratified according to the CRP quartiles
Parameters | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Log CRP (mg/L) | -0.426 ± 0.209 | 0.062 ± 0.103 * | 0.434 ± 0.116 * † | 0.781 ± 0.112 * † ‡ |
CRP (Media) | 0.410 | 1.130 | 2.850 | 5.795 |
Age (years) | 62.46 ± 13.46 | 64.08 ± 12.51 | 67.25 ± 11.17 * † | 66.85 ± 10.56 * |
Female/total | 78/130 | 76/130 | 87/130 | 85/130 |
Duration (years) | 7.58 ± 7.56 | 7.22 ± 6.99 | 6.65 ± 5.76 | 6.98 ± 6.48 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 23.61 ± 3.14 | 24.47 ± 3.22 * | 25.84 ± 3.22 * † | 26.12 ± 3.92 * † |
WC (cm) | 82.20 ± 8.31 | 84.85 ± 9.28 * | 88.45 ± 8.77 * † | 86.92 ± 9.46 * |
Systolic BP (mmHg) | 130.93 ± 22.64 * | 134.73 ± 23.86 | 140.39 ± 20.62 * † | 142.74 ± 20.47 * † |
Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 77.16 ± 11.12 | 78.84 ± 10.56 | 81.84 ± 11.11* † | 84.25 ± 10.18 * † |
FBG (mg/dl) | 144.90 ± 56.52 | 157.32 ± 63.18 | 153.00 ± 44.82 | 154.08 ± 51.48 ‡ |
PBG(mg/dl) | 236.34 ± 100.98 | 269.10 ± 107.46 * | 259.20 ± 93.60 | 278.10 ± 97.20 * |
HbA1c (%) | 6.91 ± 1.69 | 7.40 ± 1.87 * | 7.29 ± 1.36 | 7.23 ± 1.44 ‡ |
BUN(mg/dl) | 17.55 ± 5.45 | 16.43 ± 4.52 | 16.76 ± 4.35 | 17.27 ± 4.89 |
Cr (mg/dl) | 0.89 ± 0.34 | 0.87 ± 0.22 | 0.88 ± 0.28 | 0.88 ± 0.27 |
UA (mg/dl) | 5.01 ± 1.12 | 5.37 ± 1.37 * | 5.54 ± 1.23 * | 4.95 ± 1.21 † ‡ |
TC (mg/dl) | 193.69 ± 35.95 | 209.15 ± 46.78 * | 211.08 ± 49.10 * | 210.31 ± 47.94* |
TG (mg/dl) | 138.25 ± 103.25 | 190.75 ± 168.00 * | 196.00 ± 121.63 * | 168.00 ± 86.63 |
LDL-C (mg/dl) | 113.66 ± 25.90 | 124.49 ± 35.95 * | 124.49 ± 38.66* | 119.46 ± 35.95 |
HDL-C (mg/dl) | 49.48 ± 13.53 | 45.62 ± 10.44 * | 45.62 ± 11.98 * | 50.26 ± 14.69 † ‡ |
Log HOMA-IR | 0.457 ± 0.334 | 0.554 ± 0.355 * | 0.636 ± 0.381 * | 0.671 ± 0.343 * † |