Table 2.
Characteristics of all type 2 diabetic patients by chemerin tertiles.
| First tertile | Second tertile | Third tertile | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≤80ng/ml | 80-120ng/ml | ≥120ng/ml | P | |
| Number (n) | 113 | 246 | 239 | |
| Age (years) | 54.07(11.99) | 54.27(11.89) | 55.08(12.48) | NS |
| Sex (male/female) | 76/37 | 165/81 | 142/97 | NS |
| Duration of diabetes (years)△ | 5(2,11) | 7(3,12)∗ | 9 (4,15)∗# | <0.001 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 85.15(8.80) | 87.25(8.92) | 88.28(10.02) | NS |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.35(3.96) | 25.31(3.09)∗ | 25.94(3.60)∗# | <0.001 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 126.18(13.74) | 124.02(13.92) | 130.59(14.90)∗# | <0.001 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 79.09(6.65) | 78.96(6.75) | 79.169(6.48) | NS |
| Glycated hemoglobin (%) | 8.59(1.72) | 8.61(1.85) | 8.88(1.94) | NS |
| Triglycerides (mmol/l) △ | 1.70(1.24,2.59) | 1.54(1.03,2.50) | 1.7 (1.21,2.76) | NS |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/l) | 4.74(1.00) | 4.64(1.08) | 4.88(1.07) | NS |
| HDL cholesterol (mmol/l) | 1.12(0.33) | 1.10(0.29) | 1.08(0.36) | NS |
| LDL cholesterol (mmol/l) | 2.70(0.86) | 2.79(0.85) | 2.89(0.78) | NS |
| Scr (umol/l) | 54.876(17.38) | 57.22(16.37) | 69.55(28.50)∗# | <0.001 |
| UAE (mg/24h)△ | 15.0(9.7,32.43) | 17.11(11.8,41.61) | 75.22(16.2,371.45)∗# | <0.001 |
| hs-CRP (mg/L) △ | 3.2(1.2,7.1) | 4.5(1.77,8.94)∗ | 5.80(2.3,10.6)∗# | <0.001 |
| Medication | ||||
| Oral hypoglycemic agents | 22(21.2%) | 67(27.2%) | 48(20.1%) | NS |
| Insulin | 64(78.8%) | 165(72.8%) | 162(70.9%) | NS |
| Hypertension (%) | 63(55.8%) | 135(54.9%) | 166(69.4%)∗# | <0.001 |
Numerical variables are expressed as the mean with SD and median (interquartile range). Categorical variables were presented as number (percentage). P-value for difference between the groups was calculated from the analysis of one-way ANOVA, ∗vs. First tertile group, and # vs. Second tertile.
BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; Scr, serum creatinine; UAE, urinary albumin excretion; hs-CRP, high sensitivity C-reactive protein; NS, not significant; UAE, urinary albumin excretion.
△Natural logarithmic transformation was used in analysis.