Effect of Lower Extremity Bypass Surgery on Inflammatory Reaction and Endothelial Dysfunction in Type 2 Diabetic Patients

Table 1

Characteristics of the subjects.

	Diabetic patients
Age (yr)	70.7±9.0
Gender (M/F)	10/11
Blood glucose (mg/dL)	175.9±59.5
HbA1C (%)	8.7±2.3
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	152.9±35.6
HDL-C (mg/dL)	32.7±13.1
LDL-C (mg/dL)	86.0±33.2
Triglyceride (mg/dL)	145.8±81.6
Creatinine (mg/dL)	3.70±3.44

Data are expressed as the mean ± SD. Abbreviations: HbA1C: Hemoglobin A1C; HDL-C: High-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; LDL-C: Low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol.