Table 2.
Inflammatory and vascular biomarkers of symptomatic patients with peripheral artery disease. Values are medians (interquartile ranges)
| Variables | Values |
|---|---|
| Endothelial cell measures | |
| Apoptosis (AU) | 1.10 (0.36) |
| Cellular ROS production (AU) | 27.55 (8.98) |
| NF-κB activity (AU) | 1.18 (0.86) |
| Circulating measures | |
| High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (mg/l) | 3.37 (5.20) |
| Tumor necrosis factor alpha (pg/ml) | 52 (26) |
| Interleukin-6 (pg/ml) | 23 (11) |
| Oxidized low-density lipoprotein (U/l) | 69 (36) |
| Hydroxyl radical antioxidant capacity (AU) | 0.95 (0.25) |
| E selectin (pg/ml) | 40 (48) |
| Vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (pg/ml) | 2113 (907) |
| Intercellular cell adhesion molecule-1 (pg/ml) | 1920 (1327) |
| Vascular endothelial growth factor-A (pg/ml) | 27 (31) |
| Leptin (pg/ml) | 2095 (3073) |
| Adiponectin (pg/ml) | 5540 (1473) |
| Homeostasis model assessment | 2.34 (3.19) |
| Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (ng/ml) | 715 (482) |
| Apolipoprotein B (ng/ml) | 63 (56) |
| Apolipoprotein CIII (ng/ml) | 1268 (864) |
ROS reactive oxygen species