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Table 2 Circulating levels of vaspin, resistin, and visfatin and other parameters related to metabolism and inflammation according to the severity of carotid atherosclerosis

From: Circulating levels of adipose tissue-derived inflammatory factors in elderly diabetes patients with carotid atherosclerosis: a retrospective study

 

Mild group (n = 87)

Moderate group (n = 105)

Severe group (n = 64)

F value/χ2 p value

TG (mmol/L)

1.50 ± 0.69

1.64 ± 1.24

2.34 ± 1.41Δ#

7.745 < 0.05

TC (mmol/L)

4.76 ± 0.23

4.61 ± 0.54

4.75 ± 2.09

0.876 > 0.05

LDL-C (mmol/L)

2.62 ± 0.93

2.61 ± 0.75

2.59 ± 1.17

0.654 > 0.05

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.79 ± 0.59

1.58 ± 0.45

1.37 ± 0.50Δ#

5.567 < 0.05

FPG (mmol/L)

7.11 ± 1.20

7.76 ± 3.16

8.76 ± 2.20

0.532 > 0.05

FINS (mIU/L)

21.73 ± 5.2

22.78 ± 11.72

26.89 ± 13.12Δ

4.543 < 0.05

HOMA-IR

7.41 ± 2.72

9.44 ± 21.18Δ

13.17 ± 6.62Δ#

7.324 < 0.05

HbA1C (%)

7.58 ± 0.41

8.07 ± 1.97

8.42 ± 2.17

0.432 > 0.05

Vaspin (pg/mL)

317 ± 23.12

269 ± 32.12

229 ± 14.24Δ

9.511 < 0.05

Resistin (ng/mL)

2.01 ± 0.23

2.89 ± 1.01

3.12 ± 1.12Δ

7.271 < 0.05

Visfatin (µg/mL)

11.63 ± 7.48

15.24 ± 2.19Δ

17.54 ± 2.98Δ

6.876 < 0.05

hs-CRP (mg/L)

2.78 ± 3.84

3.12 ± 4.30

5.02 ± 3.54Δ#

5.321 < 0.05

  1. TG triglyceride, TC total cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HLD-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, FPG fasting plasma glucose, FINS fasting insulin, HOMA-IR homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance, HbA1C glycosylated hemoglobin, hs-CRP high-sensitivity C-reactive protein
  2. Δp < 0.05 compared with the mild group; # p < 0.05 compared with the moderate group