High Prevalence of Arcobacter Carriage in Older Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes
Table 1
Clinical characteristics and Arcobacter carriage rate in subjects with and without diabetes.
Type 2 diabetic subjects
Non diabetic subjects
P
n
38
61
Male sex n (%)
21 (55.3)
33 (54)
—
Age (years)
63.1 ± 9.3*
54.3 ± 7.2
.0001
BMI (kg/m2)
29.5 ± 4.3
27.1 ± 2.9
.001
Waist circumference (cm)
98.3 ± 9.2
91.6 ± 9.8
.001
Low instruction level n (%)
30 (78.9)
40 (65.6)
—
Hypertension n (%)
20 (52.6)
25 (41.0)
—
Current smokers n (%)
15 (39.5)
13 (21.3)
.05
Diabetes duration (years)
10.9 ± 8.8
—
—
Fasting blood glucose (mg/dL)
146.7 ± 49.3
90.8 ± 6.3
.0001
Hb (%)
7.06 ± 1.34
—
—
Total Cholesterol (mg/dL)
178.5 ± 37.9
199.4 ± 27.0
.001
LDL-Cholesterol (mg/dL)
104.1 ± 41.2
123.6 ± 28.0
.006
HDL-Cholesterol (mg/dL)
48.7 ± 9.4
54.4 ± 10.4
.008
Triglycerides (mg/dL)
132.6 ± 50.2
110.7 ± 50.6
.04
ESR (mm/hr)
10.3 ± 6.1
12.8 ± 6.2
.02
Leukocyte Blood Count/mm3
7317 ± 1552
6651 ± 1506
.04
Neutrophils (%)
58.6 ± 7.6
61.5 ± 5.6
.04
Positive cultures for Arcobacter n (%)
3 (7.9)
0
—
A. butzleri n (%)
1 (33.3)
—
A. cryaerophilus n (%)
1 (33.3)
—
A. butzleri and A. cryaerophilus n (%)
1 (33.3)
—
Positive PCR for Arcobacter n (%)
30 (78.9)
16 (26.2)
.001
A. butzleri n (%)
3 (10)
2 (12.25)
A. cryaerophilus n (%)
12 (40)
9 (56.25)
A. butzleri and A. cryaerophilus n (%)
15 (50)
5 (31.25)
ean ± SD. Only significant P-values are presented. BMI: Body mass index. Hb: Glycated haemoglobin, available for diabetic subjects only. ESR: Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate.
