Association of Plasma Adiponectin and Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein with Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Diabetic Nephropathy

Table 4

Cluster profiles of subgroups of patients with diabetic nephropathy at different stages.

DN stage	Age (y)	cIMT (mm)	Adiponectin (μg/mL)	ox-LDL (U/L)	Cluster
					1	2	3	4
Controls	64.0 (7.1)	0.83 (0.22)	6.1 (2.9)	67.5 (21.5)				25
1/2	67.2 (8.9)	0.87 (0.18)	4.9 (2.3)	60.4 (17.5)	21	1
3/4	69.4 (8.1)	0.98 (0.25)	9.0 (8.2)	66.1 (17.4)		42
5	68.8 (9.3)	0.95 (0.17)	9.5 (6.9)	52.5 (17.2)			23

Figures represent mean values (standard deviation).