Research Article
Decrease in Circulating Dendritic Cell Precursors in Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease
| | PAD | Control | value |
| | 52 | 60 | | Age (years) | 67.5 | 65 | n.s. | Male gender (%) | 83 | 45 | <0.001 | Diabetes mellitus (%) | 37 | 20 | n.s. | Hypertension (%) | 88 | 76 | n.s. | Smoking (%) | 78 | 47 | 0.001 | Hyperlipidemia (%) | 75 | 52 | 0.01 | CRP (mg/dL) | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.02 | Leucocytes (Gpt/L) | 7.2 | 7.3 | n.s. | Urea (mmol/L) | 5.1 | 5.4 | n.s. | Creatinine (µmol/L) | 75.5 | 72 | n.s. | Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 4.7 | 5.4 | 0.002 | LDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | 2.6 | 3.3 | <0.0001 | HDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | 1.2 | 1.3 | n.s. | Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.006 |
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Values are reported as means or percentages. HDL: high-density lipoprotein; LDL: low-density lipoprotein.
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