Clinical Study

Relation of Asymmetric Dimethylarginine Levels to Macrovascular Disease and Inflammation Markers in Type 2 Diabetic Patients

Table 2

Comparison of the common parameters in all diabetic patients and the control group.

DMControl values Significance

Age (years)59.41 ± 8.8155.00 ± 7.34<0.05
Creatinine (mg/dL)0.93 ± 0.230.82 ± 0.16<0.05
Triglyceride (mg/dL)187.65 ± 105.15140.78 ± 77.49<0.01
T. cholesterol (mg/dL)185.78 ± 45.18201.03 ± 35.95<0.05
HDL (mg/dL)50.36 ± 12.2453.79 ± 13.17>0.05
LDL (mg/dL)117.91 ± 35.51135.50 ± 34.13<0.01
Sedimentation (mm/hr)
21.96 ± 19.2112.87 ± 8.42<0.01
hsCRP (mg/L)7.21 ± 10.372.29 ± 1.86<0.01
Fibrinogen (mg/dL)377.86 ± 81.06347.50 ± 57.32<0.01
Homocysteine (umol/L)11.58 ± 3.8610.61 ± 3.53>0.05
Car.Int-R. (mm)0.92 ± 0.220.80 ± 0.22<0.01
Car.Int-L (mm)0.93 ± 0.230.80 ± 0.20<0.01
ADMA (umol/L)0.45 ± 0.210.32 ± 0.13<0.001