Table 2 Evaluation of baseline characteristics by diabetes status with no CVD.

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 = 75)

DM (n = 48)

Test statistic Mann–Whitney U

P-value

Gender

Male

40%

31.30%

1702.5

0.41

Female

75%

68.80%

Age (years)

55

63.5

1180

0.0006***

BMI

30.1

32.3

1281

0.0083**

Mean FBG (mg/dL)

95

118.5

678.5

0.0000***

% HbA1c

5.4

7.4

335

0.0000***

Systolic BP (mm/Hg)

116

125.5

1259

0.0022**

IL6 (pg/ml)

0.7

2.9

1384.5

0.0152*

TNFα (pg/ml)

4.9

5.5

1390

0.0200*

Leptin (ng/ml)

20,365.1

23,764.6

1541

0.0871

Adiponectin (ug/ml)

15.12

17.1

1645.5

0.2361

IL-8 (pg/ml)

3.07

3.33

1561.5

0.150

RAGE (pg/ml)

952.8

1068.8

654

0.1273

Cholesterol (mg/dL)

181.5

188

1609.5

0.4843

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

122.5

137

1483.5

0.1118

HDL-C (mg/dL)

47.5

46

1521.5

0.2364

LDLCALC (mg/dL)

113

110

1391

0.2475

CRP (mg/L)

0.4

0.5

1656

0.3348

Diastolic BP (mm/Hg)

70

67

1593.5

0.192

  1. Median values for baseline anthropometric, metabolic and inflammatory characteristics of participants, compared by diabetes (DM) and non-diabetes (nDM) status with no episode of cardiovascular disorder. The significant parameters and their respective p-values are highlighted in bold.
  2. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01.
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