Table 2.
Factors associated with plasma VE-cadherin levels
| Factor | VE-cadherin (n = 165) | |
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| r | P | |
| Age | 0.005 | 0.007 |
| BMI | 0.071 | 0.089 |
| Hypertension | 0.008 | 2.35 |
| TC | 0.047 | 0.015 |
| TG | 0.045 | 0.02 |
| LDL-C | 0.112 | 0.213 |
| HDL-C | 0.209 | 1.67 |
| HbA1c | 0.962 | < 0.001 |
| ET-1 | 0.084 | < 0.001 |
| NO | -0.086 | 0.579 |
| NOS | -0.221 | 0.453 |
Abbreiations: BMI, body mass index; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; ET-1, endothelin; NO, nitric oxide; NOS, nitric oxide synthase.