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. 2015 Jun 24;4(3):136–143. doi: 10.1530/EC-15-0041

Table 2.

Parameters for vascular wall status depending on the presence of T2DM and telomere length.

Parameter Long telomeres Short telomeres P
T2DM+ (n=29) T2DM− (n=27) T2DM+ (n=21) T2DM− (n=22)
PWV (m/s) 10.50±0.1 10.51±0.51 15.08±1.31 10.7±0.52 P 1=0.91
P 2<0.01
P 3<0.01
P 4=0.025
IMT (mm) 0.80±0.09 0.73±0.03 0.87±0.05 0.78±0.13 P 1=0.12
P 2=0.03
P 3<0.01
P 4=0.04
Number of atherosclerotic plaques 0.76±0.04 0.78±0.02 1.02±0.29 0.89±0.22 P 1=0.97
P 2=0.04
P 3=0.03
P 4=0.03

P 1, vascular wall characteristics differences in diabetic and nondiabetic patients with long telomeres; P 2, vascular wall characteristics differences in diabetic and nondiabetic patients with short telomeres; P 3, vascular wall characteristics differences in diabetic patients with long and short telomeres; P 4, vascular wall characteristics differences in nondiabetic patients with long and short telomeres.