Table 2.
Baseline laboratory characteristics according to cut-off value of serum Triglycerides in the study population
|
Variables |
Total |
Fasting triglycerides |
P-value |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1.2 mmol/L (N = 103) | ≥2 mmol/L (N = 226) | |||
| Biochemical markers |
|
|
|
|
| hs-CRP (mg/L) |
3.2 ± 4.1 |
3.5 ± 4.5 |
3.1 ± 3.9 |
0.440 |
| Leucocyte count (109/L) |
6.5 ± 1.6 |
6.2 ± 1.5 |
6.6 ± 1.6 |
0.048 |
| Neutrophil count (109/L) |
3.8 ± 1.2 |
3.6 ± 1.1 |
3.9 ± 1.2 |
0.041 |
| Neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio |
2.2 ± 1.1 |
2.1 ± 1.0 |
2.2 ± 1.1 |
0.530 |
| Fasting blood glucose (mmol/L) |
6.1 ± 2.2 |
5.7 ± 1.9 |
6.3 ± 2.3 |
0.025 |
| Hemoglobin A1C (%) |
6.9 ± 1.4 |
6.7 ± 1.3 |
6.9 ± 1.4 |
0.149 |
| D-dimer (ug/mL) |
0.4 ± 0.5 |
0.4 ± 0.6 |
0.4 ± 0.4 |
0.252 |
| Fibrinogen (g/L) |
3.1 ± 0.8 |
3.1 ± 0.8 |
3.1 ± 0.9 |
0.644 |
| Endothelin-1 (fmol/ml) |
0.6 ± 0.3 |
0.6 ± 0.3 |
0.6 ± 0.3 |
0.587 |
| Alkaline phosphatase (IU/L) |
63.5 ± 18.6 |
62.0 ± 20.1 |
64.2 ± 17.9 |
0.318 |
| Uric acid (mmol/L) |
338.3 ± 78.9 |
314.9 ± 75.9 |
348.9 ± 78.1 |
0.000 |
| Creatinine (umol/L) |
76.3 ± 15.6 |
74. 4 ± 14.0 |
77.2 ± 16.2 |
0.138 |
| Lipid profile |
|
|
|
|
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) |
4.0 ± 1.0 |
3.5 ± 0.8 |
4.2 ± 1.1 |
0.000 |
| LDL-C (mmol/L) |
2.4 ± 0.9 |
2.1 ± 0.7 |
2.5 ± 0.9 |
0.000 |
| HDL-C (mmol/L) |
1.1 ± 0.3 |
1.1 ± 0.3 |
1.0 ± 0.3 |
0.002 |
| Lipoprotein (a) (mg/L) |
244.4 ± 244.5 |
267.9 ± 218.9 |
233.6 ± 254.9 |
0.237 |
| apoA(g/L) |
1.4 ± 0.3 |
1.4 ± 0.3 |
1.4 ± 0.3 |
0.477 |
| apoB(g/L) |
1.0 ± 0.3 |
0.9 ± 0.2 |
1.1 ± 0.3 |
0.000 |
| TG/HDL-C index |
1.7 ± 1.3 |
0.8 ± 0.3 |
2.2 ± 1.3 |
0.000 |
| Non-HDL-C (mmol/L) |
2.9 ± 0.9 |
2.4 ± 0.7 |
3.1 ± 0.9 |
0.000 |
| LDL-C/HDL-C ratio | 2.3 ± 0.8 | 1.9 ± 0.7 | 2.4 ± 0.8 | 0.000 |
hs-CRP high sensitivity C-reactive protein, LDL-C Low density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C High density lipoprotein cholesterol, Non-HDL-C Non-High density lipoprotein cholesterol = Total cholesterol subtracts to high density lipoprotein cholesterol, TG/HDL-C index Triglycerides/high density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio, LDL-C/HDL-C ratio Low density lipoprotein cholesterol/High density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio.