Research Article

Prevalence and Correlates of Peripheral Arterial Disease in Nigerians with Type 2 Diabetes

Table 2

Association of traditional and nontraditional risk factors and peripheral arterial disease.

VariableSubjects with PADSubjects without PAD value
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Mean values ± SD

Age (years)58.24 ± 7.7355.53 ± 7.470.033
BMI (kg/m2)29.07 ± 5.9226.39 ± 4.480.005
WC (cm)100 ± 13.0990.95 ± 10.28<0.001
SBP (mmHg)133.16 ± 22.03123.81 ± 14.970.009
FPG (mmol/L)7.52 ± 4.105.74 ± 2.660.007
TC (mmol/L)4.62 ± 1.243.98 ± 0.790.001
HDL (mmol/L)1.01 ± 0.211.04 ± 0.230.429
LDL (mmol/L)3.09 ± 0.962.63 ± 0.710.003
TG (mmol/L)1.01 ± 0.350.90 ± 0.330.046
Total white cell (×103)6.16 ± 1.535.31 ± 1.080.001
Neutrophil count3.00 ± 1.122.84 ± 0.840.381
Lymphocyte count3.11 ± 1.152.42 ± 0.62<0.001
hs-CRP (mg/L)1.83 ± 1.120.88 ± 1.08<0.001

PAD: peripheral arterial disease; BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; FPG: fasting plasma glucose; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; hs-CRP: high-sensitivity C-reactive protein.