Research Article

Relationship of Para and Perirenal Fat and High-Density Lipoprotein and Its Function in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Table 1

The basic clinical characteristics of the population.

Whole population (n = 58)PUFT <2.08 cm (n = 29)PUFT ≥2.08 cm (n = 29)

Gender (M/F)29/2910/1919/10
Age (years)54.69 ± 14.5058.69 ± 12.2950.69 ± 15.62
Course of diabetes (years)7.47 ± 6.649.38 ± 6.735.55 ± 6.08
Smoker21/587/2914/29
BMI (kg/m2)26.91 ± 4.7524.65 ± 3.2329.16 ± 5.00
WHR0.97 ± 0.560.95 ± 0.410.98 ± 0.58
VAT (cm2)108.32 ± 40.3190.31 ± 33.93129.47 ± 37.33
PUFT (cm)2.12 ± 0.821.46 ± 0.452.79 ± 0.51
HbA1c (%)9.62 ± 2.139.52 ± 2.289.73 ± 2.01
Total cholesterol (mmo/l)4.28 ± 1.324.65 ± 1.61.643.87 ± 0.66
LDL cholesterol (mmol/l)2.78 ± 1.023.03 ± 1.252.52 ± 0.62
HDL cholesterol (mmol/l)1.04 ± 0.241.13 ± 0.260.94 ± 0.19
Cholesterol efflux rate (%)43.92 ± 9.1740.76 ± 7.6447.17 ± 9.49
Triglycerides (mmol/l)1.56 (1.09, 2.12)1.29 (0.99, 2.06)1.77 (1.27, 2.17)
Uric acid (umol/l)333.00 (251.50, 399.75)306.83 ± 83.81358.22 ± 112.31
eGFR (ml/min per 1.73 m2)97.92 ± 29.8898.53 ± 33.9697.31 ± 25.75

BMI, body mass index; WHR, waist-to-hip ratio; VAT, visceral fat tissue; PUFT, para-perirenal ultrasonographic fat thickness; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin A1C; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate.  < 0.05.  < 0.01.