Research Article

Association between Serum Cystatin C and Diabetic Foot Ulceration in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 3

Comparison of clinical characteristics and experiment indices among cystatin C quartiles.

Cystatin C≤0.58
mg/L
0.58–0.7
mg/L
0.7–0.87
mg/L
≥0.87
mg/L
value

Age (ys)53.58 ± 9.2160.14 ± 8.6264.17 ± 9.9868.31 ± 11.01<0.001
Duration (ys)7.67 ± 6.057.79 ± 5.558.48 ± 7.079.56 ± 6.620.126
Sex (M/F)104 (45/59)101 (61/40)103 (58/45)103 (72/31)<0.001
Smoking (%)23.0829.7025.2438.830.041
Drinking (%)17.3120.7917.4825.240.447
Hereditary (%)42.3026.7319.4229.130.003
DPN (%)69.2373.2777.6780.580.248
DR (%)25.0026.7333.9830.100.501
IU (%)42.3150.5056.3170.87<0.001
FBG (mmol/L)8.93 ± 2.778.28 ± 2.618.87 ± 3.298.70 ± 4.000.472
SBP (mmHg)132.41 ± 17.28131.41 ± 16.34131.86 ± 17.87133.39 ± 21.110.880
DBP (mmHg)83.22 ± 11.4780.95 ± 10.5778.52 ± 10.9075.48 ± 12.22<0.001
ABI1.08 ± 0.091.09 ± 0.131.06 ± 0.151.05 ± 0.230.356
Hemoglobin (g/L)128.59 ± 15.73129.83 ± 15.76124.21 ± 16.85116.62 ± 21.18<0.001
UA (μmol/L)243.21 ± 69.01270.24 ± 79.82290.64 ± 90.93337.96 ± 106.52<0.001
Creatinine (μmol/L)48.94 ± 13.0856.62 ± 14.7163.16 ± 17.38101.45 ± 49.49<0.001
CysC (mg/L)0.51 ± 0.070.64 ± 0.030.78 ± 0.051.26 ± 0.45<0.001
Calcium (mmol/L)2.25 ± 0.122.24 ± 0.132.24 ± 0.192.21 ± 0.150.203
Potassium (mmol/L)3.85 ± 0.383.83 ± 0.363.81 ± 0.524.00 ± 0.490.012
HbA1c (%)8.33 ± 2.137.77 ± 1.967.96 ± 1.967.82 ± 1.860.168
Albumin (g/L)40.89 ± 4.6639.21 ± 4.8838.19 ± 5.2235.77 ± 6.230.020
SiTcPO265.70 ± 11.3063.58 ± 12.1960.27 ± 12.9953.84 ± 15.73<0.001
SuTcPO245.72 ± 12.0942.53 ± 13.9439.41 ± 13.7633.92 ± 14.08<0.001
DSS TcPO220.09 ± 7.2521.02 ± 8.3520.85 ± 8.6920.20 ± 7.880.800
TC (mmol/L)4.76 ± 0.884.63 ± 1.064.41 ± 1.144.61 ± 1.360.177
TG (mmol/L)1.90 ± 1.361.90 ± 1.611.66 ± 0.851.79 ± 1.140.479
LDL-C (mmol/L)2.81 ± 0.612.73 ± 0.652.61 ± 0.752.74 ± 0.860.278
HDL-C (mmol/L)1.18 ± 0.311.15 ± 0.311.15 ± 0.341.07 ± 0.330.091

Data represent means ± SD or frequency (percentage).
DPN: diabetic peripheral neuropathy; DR: diabetic retinopathy; IU: insulin use; FBG: fasting blood glucose; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; ABI: ankle/brachial index; UA: serum uric acid; CysC: serum cystatin C; HbA1c: glycated hemoglobin; SiTcPO2: sitting position transcutaneous oxygen pressure; SuTcPO2: supine position TcPO2; DSS TcPO2: the differences between supine and sitting of TcPO2; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.