Research Article

Circulating Omentin-1 Levels Are Decreased in Dilated Cardiomyopathy Patients with Overt Heart Failure

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of patients.

CharacteristicsControlDCMDCM1 DCM2 DCM3

Age (years)52 ± 1254 ± 1358 ± 1154 ± 1352 ± 15
Sex (male/female)25/2072/2814/832/1326/7
Smoking, (%)10 (22.2)24 (24.0)2 (9.1)13 (28.9)9 (27.3)
BMI (Kg/m2)25.6 ± 3.423.9 ± 3.823.4 ± 3.223.9 ± 3.224.3 ± 4.9
HR (bpm)71 ± 1090 ± 1889 ± 1987 ± 1793 ± 19
SBP (mmHg)122 ± 12119 ± 15124 ± 13119 ± 14116 ± 17
DBP (mmHg)71 ± 976 ± 1276 ± 975 ± 1276 ± 15
TG (mmol/L)1.57 ± 0.851.28 ± 0.731.09 ± 0.331.46 ± 0.951.16 ± 0.54
TC (mmol/L)4.51 ± 0.984.19 ± 1.094.14 ± 1.314.31 ± 1.144.09 ± 0.86
HDL-C (mmol/L)1.15 ± 0.291.06 ± 0.341.19 ± 0.401.08 ± 0.310.94 ± 0.30
LDL-C (mmol/L)2.72 ± 0.802.70 ± 0.852.40 ± 0.702.83 ± 1.022.73 ± 0.62
GLU (mmol/L)5.08 ± 0.544.95 ± 1.235.15 ± 1.554.80 ± 0.835.01 ± 1.44
Creatinine (µmol/L)72.46 ± 18.80100.23 ± 41.43104.68 ± 69.5498.84 ± 31.7499.15 ± 27.09
CRP (mg/L)0.87 ± 0.657.71 ± 8.696.07 ± 6.796.93 ± 7.999.87 ± 10.38
CKMB (ng/mL)1.27 ± 0.812.15 ± 1.501.84 ± 1.182.15 ± 1.342.36 ± 1.85
TnI (ng/mL)0.01 ± 0.010.06 ± 0.180.04 ± 0.060.09 ± 0.260.04 ± 0.04
NT-proBNP (pg/mL)94 ± 845053 ± 55903513 ± 30744980 ± 60926179 ± 6040
LVEF (%)65.33 ± 5.6729.89 ± 5.9432.41 ± 4.8930.20 ± 5.6527.79 ± 6.36
LVEDD (mm)46.91 ± 3.6065.95 ± 7.5265.27 ± 7.3566.09 ± 7.3966.21 ± 7.99
Medications, (%)
 ACEI/ARB037 (37)10 (45.4)11 (24.4)16 (48.5)
-blocker019 (19)8 (36.4)7 (15.6)4 (12.1)
 Diuretics046 (46)11 (50)14 (31.1)21 (63.6)
 Digitalis044 (44.0)10 (45.4)13 (28.9)21 (63.6)
 Spironolactone031 (31)7 (31.8)12 (26.7)12 (36.4)

The data are given as the mean ± SD or number of patients. DCM: dilated cardiomyopathy; BMI: body mass index; HR: heart rate; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; TG: total triglycerides; TC: total cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; GLU: fasting glucose; CRP: C-reactive protein; NT-proBNP: N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction; LVEDD: left ventricular end-diastolic dimension; ACEI: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB: angiotensin receptor blocker.
versus control.