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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the subject participants

From: Association of monocyte-to-high density lipoprotein ratio with arterial stiffness in patients with diabetes

Variable (n = 83)

Value

Age, y.o

55 (49–60)

Sex

 Male, n (%)

45 (55.6)

 Female, n (%)

36 (44.4)

Smoking, n (%)

Active smoker, n (%)

6 (7.4)

 Former smoker, n (%)

24 (29.6)

 Never smoker, n (%)

51 (63)

DM duration, years

6 (3–11)

History of hypertension, n (%)

52 (64.2)

History of dyslipidemia, n (%)

48 (59.3)

DM complication:

44 (54.3)

 Coronary artery disease, n (%)

28 (34.6)

 Chronic heart failure, n (%)

7 (8.6)

 Stroke, n (%)

9 (11.1)

 Diabetic retinopathy, n (%)

13 (16)

Body mass index, kg/m2

24.78 ± 3.79

Systolic blood pressure, mmHg

141.12 ± 20.49

Pulse pressure, mmHg

58.36 ± 15.36

Treatment parameter

Statin, n (%)

48 (59.3)

 Low intensity statin, n (%)

17 (21)

 Moderate intensity statin, n (%)

28 (34.6)

 High intensity statin, n (%)

3 (3.7)

 High intensity statin + ezetimibe, n (%)

0

 Statin duration, years

0.083 (0–1.5)

ACE inhibitor/ARB, n (%)

46 (56.8)

Vitamin, n (%)

40 (49.4)

Antidiabetic drugs:

79 (97.5)

 Oral anti diabetic drugs, n (%)

35 (43.2)

 Insulin, n (%)

27 (33.3)

 Combination of oral and insulin, n (%)

17 (21)

Nitrate, n (%)

11 (13.6)

NSAID, n (%)

32 (38.3)

Artery examination parameter

ABI

1.05 ± 0.076

CAVI

8.14 ± 0.93

Laboratory parameter

Leucocyte count, × 103/μL

8.06 ± 2.05

Monocyte count, × 103/ μL

0.53 (0.46–0.64)

Fasting blood glucose, mg/dL

151 (113–210)

HDL cholesterol, mg/dL

43 (38–50)

LDL cholesterol, mg/dL

133.75 ± 41.68

LDL ≥ 160 mg/dL, n (%)

23 (28.4)

HbA1c, %

8.56 ± 1.98

HbA1c ≥ 7%, n (%)

58 (71.6)

Monocyte to HDL ratio (MHR)

12.56 (9.62–15.53)

Creatinine, mg/dL

0.89 ± 0.2

Estimated GFR, mL/min/1.73 m2

84.35 (71.51–101.09)

  1. Data were shown as mean ± SD for normal distribution data, median (interquartile range) for non-normal distribution data and number (percentage) for categorical data
  2. ABI: Ankle brachial index, ACE: angiotensin converting enzyme, ARB: angiotensin receptor blocker, CAVI: cardio ankle vascular index, DM: diabetes mellitus, GFR: glomerular filtration rate, HbA1c: hemoglobin a1c, HDL: high density lipoprotein, LDL: low density lipoprotein, NSAID: non steroid anti-inflammatory drugs, SD: standard deviation