Table 2.
Hemorheological parameters in subjects stratified according to insulin-stimulated myocardial MrGlu values
| Myocardial MrGlu tertile 1 Range 0.1–16.3 μmol/min/100 g (1) |
Myocardial MrGlu tertile 2 Range 16.4–26.29 μmol/min/100 g (2) |
Myocardial MrGlu tertile 3 Range 26.3–43 μmol/min/100 g (3) |
P (1 vs. 2)§ | P (1 vs. 3)§ | P (2 vs. 3)§ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White blood cells count (× 109/l) | 7868 ± 1817 | 6072 ± 1510 | 6123 ± 917 | 0.01 | 0.006 | 0.02 |
| Red blood cells count (× 102/l) | 4.91 ± 0.5 | 4.84 ± 0.3 | 4.75 ± 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| Hematocrit (%) | 43.2 ± 3.7 | 42.7 ± 4.2 | 39.1 ± 3.1 | 0.7 | 0.004 | 0.01 |
| Total proteins (g/l) | 7.6 ± 0.2 | 7 ± 0.2 | 7.06 ± 0.3 | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | 0.5 |
| Whole blood viscosity (cP) | 6.13 ± 0.4 | 5.97 ± 0.5 | 5.54 ± 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.001 | 0.8 |
Data are means ± SD, unless otherwise indicated. Categorical variables were compared by χ2 test. Comparisons between the three groups were performed using a general linear model with post hoc Fisher's least significant difference correction for pairwise comparisons.
§P values refer to results after analyses with adjustment for age