Increased Cathepsin D Correlates with Clinical Parameters in Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes

Table 3

Correlation between circulating cathepsin D levels and echocardiographic data in type 2 diabetic patients.

Variables	Type 2 diabetes ()	Coefficient	value
E/A ratio	1.17 ± 0.04	0.02	0.83
FS (%)	31.6 ± 2.1	0.10	0.29
EF (%)	63.1 ± 2.2	0.12	0.25
LVESD (mm)	30.9 ± 1.3	0.01	0.96
LVEDD (mm)	45.3 ± 1.9	0.08	0.42
Tei index	0.46 ± 0.02	0.22	0.03

Circulating cathepsin D levels were log-transformed variable. Data are means ± SD. FS: fraction shortening; EF: ejection fraction; LVESD: left ventricular end-systolic diameter; LVEDD: left ventricular end-diastolic diameter.