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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of PAD (ABI ≤ 0.9) and non–PAD (1.3 ≥ ABI > 0.9) diabetic patients

From: Levels of brain natriuretic peptide are associated with peripheral arterial disease in subjects with type-2 diabetes mellitus

Variables

PAD n = 138

No-PAD n = 369

p value

Male/Female, n

103/35

260/109

0.414

Age (years)

60.9 ± 8.2

59.8 ± 7.7

0.161

BMI

20.22 ± 2.79

20.18 ± 2.66

0.882

Duration of diabetes (year)

6.3 ± 3.7

5.8 ± 3.2

0.035

ABI

0.78 ± 0.11

1.09 ± 0.12

0.000

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

132.4 ± 12.7

131.7 ± 11.5

0.554

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

77.7 ± 6.7

78.1 ± 7.4

0.579

HbA1c (%)

7.9 ± 0.9

7.6 ± 0.8

0.034

Serum creatinine (μmol/l)

91.4 ± 7.2

90.9 ± 6.6

0.418

Serum uric acid (μmol/l)

234.7 ± 34.4

229.4 ± 32.7

0.105

UACR (μg/mg)

72.4 ± 27.2

68.5 ± 25.4

0.132

Total cholesterol (mmol/l)

4.87 ± 1.04

4.76 ± 1.11

0.313

Triglycerides (mmol/l)

1.24 ± 0.32

1.21 ± 0.27

0.291

High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mmol/l)

1.09 ± 0.21

1.12 ± 0.22

0.167

Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mmol/l)

2.44 ± 0.43

2.39 ± 0.38

0.204

C-reactive protein (mg/l)

5.3 ± 1.1

5.2 ± 1.1

0.432

Fibrinogen (mg/dl)

3.21 ± 0.87

3.14 ± 0.79

0.388

Left ventricular ejection fraction (%)

61.7 ± 4.6

62.3 ± 5.1

0.227

E/A

1.22 ± 0.24

1.25 ± 0.26

0.547

BNP (median and interquartile range) (pg/ml)

78 (4.5–529)

71 (5.0–497)

0.001

Hypertension, n (%)

56 (40.58)

137 (37.13)

0.542

Hyperlipidemia, n (%)

58 (42.03)

129 (34..96)

0.142

Current smoking, n (%)

55 (39.86)

141 (38.21)

0.814

RAAS blockade, n (%)

32 (23.19)

81 (21.95)

0.859

Calcium channel blockers, n (%)

21 (15.22)

62 (16.80)

0.768

Statin therapy, n (%)

27 (19.57)

81 (21.95)

0.644

Aspirin therapy, n (%)

33 (23.91)

102 (27.64)

0.464

  1. Date is expressed as mean ± standard deviation.
  2. BMI, body mass index. ABI, ankle-brachial index. UACR, urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio. BNP, brain natriuretic peptide. RASS, renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system. E, late diastolic filling velocity. A, early diastolic filling velocity.