Journal of Clinical Medicine Research, ISSN 1918-3003 print, 1918-3011 online, Open Access
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Original Article

Volume 2, Number 2, April 2010, pages 62-67

Aortic Stiffness in Prediabetic Adults: Relationship to Insulin Resistance

Figure

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Mean Values of Aortic Stiffness Index in Case and Control Groups.

Tables

Table 1. Clinical and Biochemical Studies of Both Case and Control Groups
 
VariableControl Group
N = 45		Prediabetic adults (Case) N = 113P value
All
N = 113		Group A
N = 32		Group B
N = 81		P*P**P***
Group A, prediabetic adult with insulin resistance. Group B, prediabetic adult with insulin sensitive. BMI, body mass index. SBP, systolic blood pressure. DBP, diastolic BP N=number of cases. n.s, non significant. FBS, fasting blood glucose. P*, comparison between group A and control. P**, comparison between group B and control. P***, comparison between all prediabetic adults and control group.
Age44.4 ± 7.845.1 ± 6.244.9 ± 7.145.3 ± 5.9n.sn.sn.s
SBP121.1 ± 8.2122.2 ± 9.2120.9 ± 7.9120.1 ± 9.5n.sn.sn.s
DBP72.9 ± 7.673.9 ± 6.974.9 ± 6.573.5 ± 7.1n.sn.sn.s
BMI28.6 ± 5.728.4 ± 5.228.5 ± 5.228.4 ± 5.1n.sn.sn.s
Waist circumference100.3 ± 16.3103 ± 17.2107 ± 11.6102.5 ± 18.2n.sn.sn.s
Total lipids501.1 ± 42.9491 ± 31.9479 ± 26.7499.7 ± 36.4n.sn.sn.s
Triglycerides186.8 ± 15.6187.7 ± 12.4187 ± 14.2188.5 ± 11.9n.sn.sn.s
FBS83.1 ± 7.2114.5 ± 4.8114.8 ± 4.6115.7 ± 4.9< 0.01< 0.01n.s
HOMA IR2.9 ± 0.43.7 ± 2.57.5 ± 0.72.2 ± 0.4< 0.01n.sn.s
Aortic stiffness index2.8 ± 1.15.5 ± 3.110.2 ± 1.23.6 ± 0.7< 0.001n.sn.s

 

Table 2. Correlation Coefficient Between Aortic Stiffness Index and Different Variables in Group A
 
Variabler valueP value
Age0.81< 0.01
Total cholesterol0.13n.s
Low density lipoprotein0.24n.s
Triglyceride0.75< 0.01
HOMA IR0.91< 0.001
Waist circumference0.86< 0.01
Total lipids0.4n.s
Systolic blood pressure0.33n.s
Diastolic blood pressure0.36n.s
High densitylipoprotein0.21n.s
Fasting blood glucose0.19n.s
Body mass index0.16n.s