Table 1 Evaluation of baseline characteristics by diabetes status.

From: An evaluation of lipid profile and pro-inflammatory cytokines as determinants of cardiovascular disease in those with diabetes: a study on a Mexican American cohort

Baseline characteristics

nDM (n = 119)

DM (n = 96)

Test statistics Mann–Whitney U

P-value

Gender

Male

42%

33.30%

5216

0.19

Female

58%

66.67%

Age (years)

58

63.5

4187.5

0.0014**

BMI (Kg/m2)

30.3

31.3

4127.5

0.001**

Mean FBG (mg/dL)

94

127.5

1839

0.0000 **

% HbA1c

5.5

7.4

899

0.0000 **

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

152

169.5

4105.5

0.0007**

IL-6 (pg/ml)

2.5

4.1

4518.5

0.007**

TNFa (pg/ml)

5.0

5.4

4258.5

0.0013**

HDL-C (mg/dL)

48

45

4466

0.01*

Systolic BP (mm/Hg)

119

125.5

4069

0.0003**

Leptin (ng/ml)

22,402.7

25,595.1

5086

0.167

Adiponectin (ug/ml)

16.6

17.12

5606

0.815

IL-8 (pg/ml)

3.6

3.5

4838

0.051

Resistin (ng/ml)

1.3

1.1

5327.5

0.114

RAGE (pg/ml)

956

1022.6

2706

0.307

Cholesterol (mg/dL)

189

179

5216

0.384

CRP (mg/L)

0.4

0.5

5166

0.28

Diastolic BP (mm/Hg)

72

66

4889.5

0.07

  1. Median values for baseline anthropometric and metabolic characteristics of participants, compared by diabetes (DM) and non-diabetes (nDM) status. The significant parameters and their respective p-values are highlighted in bold.
  2. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01.