Table 3.
Selected biochemical, hematologic and hemorheological characteristics of the T2DM blood subjects by tertile of the whole blood viscosity at low shear rate of = 1.0 s-1.
| Item | Subjects | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group A | Group B | Group C | ||
| Sex(M/F) | 33/46 | 107/61 | 59/12 | - |
| Age | 63.64 ± 12.19 | 56.41 ± 12.55* | 54.10 ± 12.55* | <0.001 |
| Hct (%) | 38.66 ± 3.06 | 42.90 ± 3.60* | 46.07 ± 3.68*$ | <0.001 |
| MCV (fL) | 92.22 ± 5.03 | 90.90 ± 4.49* | 90.17 ± 5.11* | 0.027 |
| NRBC (106/μL) | 4.20 ± 0.40 | 4.73 ± 0.45* | 5.13 ± 0.56*$ | <0.001 |
| cFN (mg/dL) | 2.92 ± 0.71 | 2.94 ± 0.53 | 3.23 ± 0.58*$ | 0.001 |
| GSP (%) | 3.01 ± 0.97 | 2.90 ± 0.94 | 3.07 ± 0.92 | 0.434 |
| HbA1c (%) | 8.94 ± 2.43 | 8.70 ± 2.46 | 8.57 ± 2.27 | 0.621 |
| HDL-C (mmol/L) | 1.18 ± 0.32 | 1.22 ± 0.33 | 1.16 ± 0.27 | 0.445 |
| LDL-C (mmol/L) | 2.90 ± 0.92 | 3.16 ± 0.91 | 3.23 ± 0.97 | 0.060 |
| TG (mmol/L) | 1.46 ± 0.70 | 1.44 ± 0.87 | 1.65 ± 0.80 | 0.155 |
| TC (mmol/L) | 4.43 ± 1.23 | 4.70 ± 1.23 | 4.79 ± 1.24 | 0.163 |
| ηPV (mPa·s) | 1.39 ± 0.09 | 1.40 ± 0.10 | 1.43 ± 0.09*$ | 0.008 |
| Ai | 3.88 ± 0.40 | 4.42 ± 0.42* | 4.87 ± 0.54*$ | <0.001 |
| Ri | 3.96 ± 0.64 | 3.97 ± 0.57 | 3.88 ± 0.69 | 0.583 |
| ηrBV, low (mPa·s) | 29.63 ± 3.00 | 34.78 ± 2.80* | 40.36 ± 4.59*$ | <0.001 |
Group A: ηBV, 1.0 <15.0 mPa·; Group B: 15.0 mPa·s ≤ ηBV, 1.0 <19.0 mPa·s; Group C: ηBV, 1.0 >19.0 mPa·s. HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; TC, total cholesterol; ηrBV, low, reduced blood viscosity at low shear rate. Other parameters in this table are defined exactly the same as listed in Tables 1, 2. *, P < 0.05, vs. Group A; $, P < 0.05, vs. Group B.