Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of study subjects
| Total | Men | Women | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number |
519 |
264 |
255 |
|
| Age (years) |
44.8 ± 9.4 |
43.9 ± 9.4 |
45.8 ± 9.4 |
0.023 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) |
24.1 ± 3.4 |
24.8 ± 3.1 |
23.4 ± 3.6 |
<0.001 |
| Current smokers (%) |
19.8 |
35.2 |
3.9 |
<0.001 |
| CRP (mg/L) |
1.0 ± 1.4 |
1.1 ± 1.4 |
1.0 ± 1.3 |
0.071 |
| Fibrinogen (mg/dL) |
260.3 ± 66.6 |
257.7 ± 68.6 |
263.2 ± 64.6 |
0.348 |
| sE-selectin (μg/L) |
52.6 ± 25.7 |
59.8 ± 27.0 |
45.0 ± 22.0 |
<0.001 |
| sP- selectin (ng/mL) |
135.9 ± 114.1 |
149.2 ± 129.6 |
122.2 ± 94.0 |
0.004 |
| SAA, (mg/L) |
5.1 ± 10.1 |
5.4 ± 11.6 |
4.7 ± 8.4 |
0.485 |
| sICAM1 (μg/L) |
239.8 ± 113.2 |
243,8 ± 109.6 |
235.8 ± 116.8 |
0.281 |
| sVCAM1 (μg/L) |
488.0 ± 133.7 |
490.4 ± 154.2 |
485.4 ± 108.8 |
0.647 |
| MMP1 (pg/mL) |
486.9 ± 1213.4 |
355.1 ± 591.4 |
622.7 ± 1612.2 |
0.992 |
| MMP2 (ng/mL) |
126.4 ± 40.8 |
123.0 ± 41.9 |
129.9 ± 39.5 |
0.013 |
| MMP9 (ng/mL) |
142.1 ± 111.8 |
154.1 ± 112.8 |
129.7 ± 109.7 |
<0.001 |
| MCP1 (pg/mL) |
74.0 ± 61.0 |
80.9 ± 71.2 |
66.9 ± 47.4 |
0.006 |
| sTNFRII (pg/mL) |
3237.3 ± 922.3 |
3300.2 ± 966.8 |
3172.7 ± 871.3 |
0.116 |
| IL6 (pg/mL) | 4.0 ± 7.5 | 4.2 ± 8.8 | 3.8 ± 5.8 | 0.426 |
P value indicates male vs. female.