Table 2.

Comparisons of tissue concentrations of parameters between patients with (n = 14) and without (n = 21) diabetes mellitus (age, sex, body mass index and statin use adjusted).

	Diabetes mellitus (−)		Diabetes mellitus (+)
Parameters	mean ± s.e.	95% CI	mean ± s.e.	95% CI	t	P
Leptin (pg/ml)*	3·43 ± 0·07	3·28–3·57	4·19 ± 0·09	4·02–4·38	28·019	< 0·001
sIL-6R (pg/ml)*	3·65 ± 0·02	3·61–3·70	3·83 ± 0·03	3·77–3·89	21·298	< 0·001
hs-CRP (mg/ml)	2·25 ± 0·06	2·13–2·37	2·64 ± 0·07	2·49–2·79	17·610	< 0·001

^*Logarithmic transformed values sIL-6R, soluble interleukin-6 receptor; hs-CRP, high-sensitive-C-reactive protein.