Association of Serum Adiponectin with Intima Media Thickness of Dorsalis Pedis Artery and Macroangiopathy in Type 2 Diabetes

Table 1

Comparison of clinical characteristics among different groups.

Clinical measurement	Normal control (NC group, )	Diabetes without macroangiopathy (NM group, )	Diabetes with macroangiopathy (MA group, )	value
Age (y)				0.247
Male, (%)	18 (45.0)	44 (48.9)	38 (45.8)	0.886
Cigarette smoking (%)	13 (32.5)	34 (37.8)	33 (39.8)	0.737
Alcohol drinking (%)	25 (62.5)	60 (66.7)	55 (66.3)	0.891
BMI (kg/m^2)				<0.001
Diabetes duration (y)	—	5 (1, 8.5)	8 (4.33, 14)^#	<0.001
SBP (mmHg)				<0.001
DBP (mmHg)				<0.001
FPG (mmol/L)				<0.001
PPG (mmol/L)				<0.001
HbA1C (%)				<0.001
TC (mmol/L)				<0.001
TG (mmol/L)				0.036
HDL-C (mmol/L)				<0.001
LDL-C (mmol/L)				0.008
UA (mmol/L)				<0.001
Fg (g/L)				<0.001
Fins (μU/mL)				<0.001
HOMA2-IR				<0.001
hs-CRP (mg/L)	0.92 (0.74, 2.14)	2.14 (1.00, 3.83)		<0.001
D-IMT (cm)				<0.001

Significantly different from the NC group. ^#Significantly different from the NM group. BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; FPG: fasting plasma glucose; PPG: postprandial 2 hours blood glucose; HbA₁C: glycosylated hemoglobin; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; UA: uric acid; Fg: fibrinogen; Fins: fasting insulin; HOMA2-IR: homeostasis model assessment 2 of insulin resistance; hs-CRP: high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; D-IMT: intima media thickness of the dorsalis pedis artery. Measurement data are presented as or median (with interquartile ranges).