Table 2.
Baseline Markers of Inflammation, Platelet and Monocyte Activation, Microbial Translocation, Vascular Homeostasis, and Preclinical Atherosclerosis
| Variables | Baseline Median Value (IQR) |
|---|---|
| hsCRP, mg/L | 1.81 (1.02–3.56) |
| IL6, pg/mL | 3.8 (2.6–6.0) |
| D-Dimer, ng/mL | 116.0 (74.0–156.0) |
| sCD14, ng/mL | 5815 (5024–6723) |
| sCD163, ng/mL | 2009 (1166–2287) |
| MCP-1, pg/mL | 173.4 (147.3–286.2) |
| LBP, ng/mL | 18 544 (13 458–22 353) |
| sVCAM, ng/mL | 936.6 (653.1–1474.0) |
| Platelets/leukocyte aggregates, % | 15.2 (11.0–20.8) |
| Platelet-derived microparticles, n/µL | 60 481 (28 686–88 547) |
| EMP, n/µL | 362.0 (310.0–606.5) |
| EPC, n/mL | 130.6 (75.4–215.3) |
| Tang, n/mL | 597.7 (402.6–934.4) |
| Brachial artery diameter, mm | 4.73 (4.21–4.95) |
| bFMD, % | 3.1 (1.7–4.9) |
| cfPWV, m/s | 9.0 (7.1–9.5) |
| cIMT max, mm | 0.690 (0.605–0.755) |
Abbreviations: bFMD, brachial flow-mediated dilation; cfPWV, carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity; cIMT max, maximum carotid intima-media thickness; EMP, endothelial microparticle; EPC, endothelial microparticle; hsCRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; IL6, interleukin-6; IQR, interquartile range; LBP, lipopolysaccharide binding protein; MCP, monocyte chemotactic protein 1; sVCAM, soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule-1; Tang, angiogenic T cell.