Serum Vaspin Concentration in Elderly Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients with Differing Body Mass Index: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Baseline characteristics and biochemical measurements of the NWC, OC, and T2DM groups.

Parameters	NWC	OC	DM	value	value
Gender (F/M)	28/10	27/11	115/35	0.73	NS
Age (years)	74.21 ± 4.22	75.21 ± 1.72	73.3 ± 6.22	0.92	NS
Duration (years)			16.26 ± 2.73		NS
BMI (kg/m^2)	22.25 ± 2.13	30.12 ± 3.25	26.52 ± 2.46	8.76	0.028
WHR	0.84 ± 0.24	1.05 ± 0.24	0.93 ± 0.24	6.28	0.038
SBP (mmHg)	127 ± 9	137 ± 13	136 ± 16	5.56	0.042
DBP (mmHg)	70 ± 6	68 ± 6	69 ± 7	1.21	NS
FPG (mg/dl)	5.42 ± 4.20	6.16 ± 3.16	8.41 ± 1.20	7.381	0.034
FIN (mIU/ml)	12.7 ± 5.7	17.8 ± 49.1	22.7 ± 7.2	9.32	0.024
HOMA-IR	4.14 ± 3.18	7.97 ± 4.66	11.41 ± 2.13	10.23	0.013
(%)	6.07 ± 1.97	6.65 ± 2.17	8.58 ± 0.32	7.15	0.032
TC (mg/dl)	3.29 ± 1.15	4.35 ± 0.64	4.61 ± 1.63	4.53	0.035
LDL-C (mg/dl)	2.21 ± 0.75	2.39 ± 1.17	2.92 ± 0.93	1.23	0.218
HDL-C (mg/dl)	1.78 ± 0.45	1.43 ± 0.50	1.19 ± 0.59	5.24	0.043
TG (mg/dl)	1.94 ± 1.24	2.61 ± 1.64	2.42 ± 0.69	5.32	0.041
Hs-CRP (mg/dl)	2.15 ± 4.30	5.02 ± 6.86	7.31 ± 3.84	8.12	0.025
Mass of visceral adipose (cm^2)	78.34 ± 21.23	104.12 ± 7.98	112.21 ± 11.21	9.32	0.021
C-peptide (nmol/l)	0.78 ± 1.23	0.89 ± 2.12	1.25 ± 2.76	5.32	0.038
Vaspin (ng/ml)	192.5 ± 45.2	327.6 ± 54.8	451.9 ± 32.6	12.76	0.009

Data are presented as mean ± SE. NWC: normal weight control; OC: obese control; NS: not significant; DM: diabetes mellitus; BMI: body mass index; WHR: waist-to-hip ratio; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; FPG: fasting plasma glucose; FINS: fasting insulin; HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; HbA1c: glycosylated hemoglobin A1C; TC: total cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG: triglycerides; hs-CRP: high-sensitivity C-reactive protein.