Severity of Osteoarthritis Is Associated with Increased Arterial Stiffness
Table 3
Metabolic markers for the osteoarthritis and control groups.
Variable
Osteoarthritis patients ()
Controls ()
value
Triglycerides (mmol/L)
1.6 ± 1.2
1.4 ± 0.8
0.249
LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)
4.0 ± 0.9
3.9 ± 1.0
0.630
HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)
1.5 ± 0.4
1.7 ± 0.5
0.026
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)
5.8 ± 1.1
5.8 ± 1.2
0.892
hs-CRP (mg/L)
1.89 ± 1.14
1.42 ± 0.96
0.093
eGFR (mL/mg/1.73 m2)
83 ± 15
83 ± 12
0.991
Urea (mmol/L)
6.0 ± 2.0
5.2 ± 1.2
0.017
White blood cells (109/L)
6.5 ± 1.4
5.7 ± 1.9
0.010
Platelets (109/L)
243 ± 57
227 ± 55
0.123
MMP-3 (ng/mL)
14.1 ± 6.54
10.9 ± 5.94
0.004
Adiponectin (ng/mL)
8131 ± 5681
9664 ± 3897
0.066
Leptin (ng/mL)
3.7 ± 5.14
2.20 ± 1.85
0.022
LDL: low-density lipoprotein, HDL: high-density lipoprotein, hs-CRP: high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate, and MMP-3: matrix metalloproteinase 3. All variables are adjusted for body mass index.
