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Table 4 Serum levels in diabetic patients with stable and unstable plaques

From: Association between carotid plaque vulnerability and high mobility group box-1 serum levels in a diabetic population

 

USP (n = 159)

SP (n = 188)

p value

HMGB1 (ng/mL ± SD)

8.19 ± 11.34

4.35 ± 6.49

< 0.001a

OPG (pmol/L ± SD)

7.65 ± 8.12

3.13 ± 2.23

< 0.001a

Hs-CRP (mg/L ± SD)

17.3 ± 11.2

8.9 ± 4.3

< 0.001a

IL-6 (pg/mL ± SD)

54.2 ± 15.2

27.2 ± 9.2

< 0.001a

  1. SD standard deviation; HMGB1 high-mobility group box 1; OPG osteoprotegerin; Hs-CRP high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; IL-6 interleukin-6
  2. a Statistical test performed with Student’s t test
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Cardiovascular Diabetology

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