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

Table 2

Baseline characteristics and biochemical properties of the three T2DM subgroups.

Parameters	NWD	OWD	OD	value	value
Gender (F/M)	42/13	38/14	31/12	0.76	NS
Age (years)	75.8 ± 2.2	78.5 ± 1.7	75.5 ± 1.2	0.91	NS
Duration (years)	15.4 ± 2.9	16.9 ± 3.1	16.2 ± 2.5	0.86	NS
BMI (kg/m^2)	22.57 ± 3.91	27.10 ± 3.62	32.43 ± 2.14	9.32	0.025
WHR	0.85 ± 0.54	0.91 ± 0.42	1.09 ± 0.27	6.68	0.037
SBP (mmHg)	131 ± 9	134 ± 12	141 ± 10	1.59	NS
DBP (mmHg)	69 ± 6	71 ± 7	73 ± 9	1.51	NS
FPG (mg/dl)	7.72 ± 3.87	8.26 ± 3.43	8.71 ± 1.65	0.78	NS
FIN (mIU/ml)	14.92 ± 5.32	16.91 ± 9.12	26.71 ± 4.34	7.24	0.027
HOMA-IR	8.54 ± 17.12	10.02 ± 19.43	16.01 ± 11.23	12.85	0.018
(%)	8.13 ± 1.65	8.76 ± 1.65	8.92 ± 2.11	0.98	NS
TC (mg/dl)	4.54 ± 1.54	4.42 ± 1.07	4.86 ± 0.73	0.87	NS
LDL-C (mg/dl)	2.36 ± 0.87	2.65 ± 1.43	3.19 ± 0.89	0.97	NS
HDL-C (mg/dl)	1.39 ± 0.32	1.26 ± 0.64	1.12 ± 0.43	3.41	0.043
TG (mg/dl)	1.76 ± 1.43	1.80 ± 1.23	1.91 ± 0.43	1.32	NS
Hs-CRP (mg/dl)	6.12 ± 3.43	7.22 ± 5.32	9.54 ± 2.65	3.12	0.042
Mass of visceral adipose (cm^2)	91.23 ± 21.34	102.32 ± 11.21	125.76 ± 32.12	9.87	0.022
C-peptide (nmol/L)	0.68 ± 1.12	0.79 ± 2.65	1.18 ± 2.12	8.32	0.028
Vaspin (ng/ml)	382.1 ± 21.3	406.6 ± 17.3	498.2 ± 17.1	10.21	0.021

NWD: normal weight diabetes; OWD: overweight diabetes; OD: obese diabetes; 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.