Table 3 Vascular and metabolic parameters
From: Microvascular dysfunction in schizophrenia: a case–control study
Schizophrenia (N) | Control (N) | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total sample | 51 | 51 | — | ||
Mean | s.d. | Mean | s.d. | ||
Vascular parameters | |||||
Velocity time integral (cm) | 104.9 | 33.0 | 129.1 | 33.8 | <0.001 |
Flow-mediated dilation (%) | 7.1 | 4.8 | 7.1 | 3.8 | 0.933 |
Pulse arterial tonometry | 1.94 | 0.58 | 1.92 | 0.43 | 0.862 |
Baseline diameter of brachial artery (cm) | 4.06 | 0.671 | 3.97 | 0.636 | 0.488 |
Metabolic parameters | |||||
Total cholesterol (mmol/l) | 4.72 | 0.82 | 4.37 | 0.73 | 0.028 |
HDL-cholesterol (mmol/l) | 1.15 | 0.30 | 1.49 | 0.46 | <0.001 |
LDL-cholesterol (mmol/l) | 2.71 | 0.79 | 2.38 | 0.69 | 0.033 |
Glucose fasting (mmol/l) | 5.24 | 1.07 | 4.79 | 0.36 | 0.007 |
Hemoglobin A1c (%) | 5.65 | 0.29 | 5.39 | 0.28 | <0.001 |
Hemoglobin (g/l) | 148 | 14 | 150 | 13 | 0.415 |
Median | 25 th , 75 th percentile | Median | 25 th , 75 th percentile | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Creatinine (μmol/l) | 77 | 21 | 77 | 15 | 0.890 |
High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (mg/l) | 1.50 | (0.70, 3.22) | 0.80 | (0.40, 1.22) | 0.003 |
Insulin (pmol/l) | 58.9 | (42.9, 96.4) | 34.8 | (22.6, 42.6) | <0.001 |
HOMA-IR | 1.82 | (1.25, 3.36) | 1.04 | (0.66, 1.34) | <0.001 |
Triglycerides (mmol/l) | 1.61 | (1.11, 2.57) | 0.88 | (0.67, 1.21) | <0.001 |
