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Table 2 Cardiac Rubidium-PET measurements in patients with diabetes

From: Relationship between cardiac microvascular dysfunction measured with 82Rubidium-PET and albuminuria in patients with diabetes mellitus

Variable

All

Normo albuminuria

Micro albuminuria

Macro albuminuria

ANOVAp

MFR

2.6 ± 1.1

2.9 ± 1.1

2.3 ± 1.0*

1.8 ± 0.7*

< 0.001

MFR < 2.0

37 (31.4)

14 (19.0)

154(41.2)*

9 (75.0)*

< 0.001

MFR < 2.5

56 (47.5)

29 (40.3)

18 (52.9)

9 (75.0)*

0.04

CAC > 400

9 (7.9)

5 (7.1)

3 (8.8)

1 (10)

0.85

Rest LVEF

56.1 ± 9.2

56.4 ± 9.0

56.2 ± 10.6

54.1 ± 6.0

0.81

Stress LVEF

61.6 ± 8.9

62.2 ± 8.5

60.1 ± 10.4

59.6 ± 6.8

0.67

Difference in LVEF between stress and rest

5.6 ± 5.9

6.1 ± 5.9

4.6 ± 6.2

5.5 ± 5.0

0.43

  1. Data are n (% of the total number of patients of each group). mean ± SD
  2. LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, MFR myocardial flow reserve, CAC coronary arteries calcium
  3. * p < 0.005 vs. normoalbuminuria,  p < 0.005 vs. microalbuminuria