High Prevalence of Arcobacter Carriage in Older Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes
Table 2
Clinical characteristics in diabetic and nondiabetic subjects with or without evidence of Arcobacter colonization.
Type 2 diabetic subjects
Non diabetic subjects
Without Arcobacter colonization
With Arcobacter colonization
Without Arcobacter colonization
With Arcobacter colonization
n
8 (21.1)
30 (78.9)
45 (73.8)
16 (26.2)
Male sex n (%)
3 (37.5)
18 (60.0)
24 (53.3)
9 (56.3)
Age (years)
54.1 ± 8.9*
65.8 ± 7.8†
54.0 ± 7.0
55.9 ± 8.2
BMI (kg/m2)
31.9 ± 6.4
28.8 ± 3.4
27.0 ± 2.8
27.7 ± 3.2
Waist circumference (cm)
99.4 ± 11.8
98.0 ± 8.7
90.2 ± 9.2
95.9 ± 10.6††
Low instruction level n (%)
5 (62.5)
25 (83.3)
30 (66.6)
10 (62.5)
Current smokers n (%)
3 (37.5)
12 (40.0)
10 (22.2)
3 (18.8)
Dyslipidemia n (%)
5 (62.5)
22 (73.3)
16 (35.5)
5(31.2)
Hypertension n (%)
3 (37.5)
17 (56.6)
14 (31.1)
11 (68.8)†
Fasting blood glucose (mg/dL)
136.5 ± 48.0
149.4 ± 50.1
90.0 ± 6.3
93.1 ± 5.9
Hb (%)
7.2 ± 1.2
7.1 ± 1.3
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Total Cholesterol (mg/dL)
165.2 ± 42.0
182.0 ± 36.6
198.8 ± 28.2
201.2 ± 23.5
LDL-Cholesterol (mg/dL)
91.7 ± 35.8
107.4 ± 42.5
124.5 ± 29.6
119.6 ± 22.1
HDL-Cholesterol (mg/dL)
46.6 ± 8.8
49.3 ± 9.7
54.1 ± 9.6
55.1 ± 12.6
Triglycerides (mg/dL)
141.7 ± 42.8
130.2 ± 52.3
111.0 ± 53.6
109.9 ± 42.7
ean ± SD. Only significant P-values are presented. versus subjects without Arcobacter colonization. :.05 versus subjects without Arcobacter colonization. BMI: Body mass index. Hb: Glycated haemoglobin, available for diabetic subjects only.
