Table 2 Pearson correlation coefficients for correlations between D-dimer levels and cardiovascular risk factors as well as treatments in all patients with CVD events and without CVD events
From: D-dimer as a predictor of cardiovascular outcomes in patients with diabetes mellitus
Risk factor | Correlation coefficient | P value |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 0.14 | 0.031 |
Female sex | 0.09 | 0.484 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 0.22 | 0.007 |
Daily smoker | 0.29 | 0.006 |
Total-cholesterol (mmol/L) | 0.08 | 0.326 |
HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | − 0.07 | 0.436 |
LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | 0.23 | 0.019 |
Triglyceride (mmol/L) | 0.18 | 0.006 |
Hypertension | 0.27 | 0.001 |
HbA1C (%) | 0.29 | 0.001 |
duration of diabetes (years) | 0.34 | 0.001 |
Treatment | ||
Only diet therapy | 0.01 | 0.462 |
Metformin | − 0.30 | 0.013 |
Sulphonylureas | 0.06 | 0.053 |
Insulin | 0.06 | 0.072 |
Aspirin | − 0.33 | 0.001 |
Clopidogrel | − 0.003 | 0.276 |
Warfarin | − 0.37 | 0.121 |
Statin | − 0.12 | 0.009 |
ACEI/ARB | − 0.04 | 0.276 |
β-blocker | − 0.03 | 0.391 |