Circulating MicroRNA-4739 May Be a Potential Biomarker of Critical Limb Ischemia in Patients with Diabetes

Table 3

Spearman Rho correlations between plasma miRNA-4739 level and CLI risk factors in T2DM patients.

Variable		miRNA-4739
T2D Duration	rho	0.113
	p	0.408
Hypertension	rho	0.094
	p	0.492
Smoking	rho	0.175
	p	0.197
ABI	rho	-0.284
	p	0.034
FPG	rho	0.391
	p	0.003
HbA1c	rho	0.297
	P	0.026
TC	rho	-0.127
	p	0.350
Cr	rho	-0.131
	p	0.336

ABI, ankle brachial index; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; HbA1c, glycosylated hemoglobin; TC, total cholesterol; Cr, serum creatinine. All study subjects were included in the analysis. Significant values are marked in italic.