Table 2.

Correlation between serum LBP and hs-CRP levels

Parameters	log[hs-CRP]		LBP
	r	p value	r	p value
Sex	–	0.29	–	0.52
Age	0.04	0.76	− 0.10	0.42
Duration of diabetes	− 0.07	0.56	− 0.14	0.27
Body mass index	0.43	< 0.01	0.47	< 0.01
HbA1c	0.22	0.07	0.20	0.11
Systolic blood pressure	0.20	0.10	0.27	0.03
Diastolic blood pressure	0.21	0.08	0.22	0.08
Aspartate transaminase	− 0.004	0.97	0.04	0.74
Alanine transaminase	0.19	0.12	0.20	0.11
log[U-ACR]	− 0.03	0.79	0.12	0.33
Uric acid	0.14	0.26	0.02	0.86
Creatinine	− 0.002	0.99	0.03	0.78
eGFR	0.12	0.32	0.10	0.43
log[TG]	0.31	< 0.01	0.39	< 0.01
HDL-cholesterol	− 0.04	0.74	0.07	0.60
LDL-cholesterol	− 0.11	0.37	0.14	0.25
Max carotid IMT	0.03	0.82	0.07	0.60
ABI	− 0.11	0.37	− 0.11	0.39
baPWV	0.02	0.88	0.11	0.37
LBP	0.64	< 0.01	–	–

p values were determined using single linear regression analysis except sex, whose p value was assessed using unpaired t-test

U-ACR urinary albumin creatinine ratio, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, TG triglycerides, HDL high-density lipoprotein, LDL low-density lipoprotein, IMT intima media thickness, ABI ankle brachial pressure index, baPWV brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity, hs-CRP high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, LBP lipopolysaccharide-binding protein