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17 May 2022: Database Analysis

Relationship Between C-Reactive Protein and Respiratory Diseases in Patients with Type 2 Diabetic Retinopathy

Kejia Chen BCDEF , Jiamin Yan BDF , Ling Wu AD , Xingbo Gu ACDEG*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.935807

Med Sci Monit 2022; 28:e935807

Table 1 Characteristics of patients with diabetic retinopathy.

CharacteristicsAll patients (n=855)No respiratory diseases (n=718)With respiratory diseases (n=137)P
Age (years)56.7 (10.6)56.5 (10.2)58.1 (12.5)0.145
Female (n, %)548 (64.1)464 (64.6)84 (61.3)0.520
BMI(kg/m)26.5 (3.4)26.5 (3.4)26.7 (3.7)0.426
Hypertension (n, %)648 (75.8)537 (74.8)111 (81.0)0.147
Hyperlipidemia (n, %)157 (18.4)126 (17.5)31 (22.6)0.198
Atherosclerosis (n, %)505 (40.9)418 (58.2)87 (63.5)0.290
Stroke (n, %)87 (10.2)68 (9.5)19 (13.9)0.160
Arrhythmia (n, %)53 (6.2)42 (5.8)11 (8.0)0.438
lower extremity arteries (n, %)258 (30.2)220 (30.6)38 (27.7)0.564
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)140.0 (130.0~157.0)140.0 (129.3~156.0)140.0 (130.0~158.0)0.668
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)80.0 (75.0~90.0)80.0 (74.0~90.0)80.0 (76.0~90.0)0.384
Sserum albumin (g/L)39.0 (33.9~41.9)39.4 (34.5~42.1)36.8 (31.3~40.0)
Alkaline phosphatise (U/L)67.2 (56.1~83.4)65.5 (55.4~80.9)75.6 (60.7~93.4)
Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L)15.7 (12.6~20.0)15.6 (12.6~19.9)16.0 (12.3~20.5)0.953
γ-glutamyl transpeptidase (U/L)22.9 (16.3~35.9)23.2 (16.3~35.7)22.0 (16.3~36.0)0.949
Glucose (mmol/L)8.1 (5.9~11.0)8.0 (5.8~10.9)8.6 (6.1~11.0)0.509
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mmol/L)1.0 (0.86~1.2)1.0 (0.86~1.2)1.1 (0.88~1.2)0.430
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mmol/L)2.8 (2.2~3.5)2.7 (2.2~3.5)2.9 (2.2~3.8)0.086
Creatinine (μmol/L)80.7 (62.2~118.9)79.2 (61.6~114.1)91.3 (67.7~140.7)0.013
Uric acid (μmol/L)333.1 (271.3~398.2)330.2 (273.0~398.2)333.6 (265.2~398.2)0.784
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)4.5 (3.8~5.4)4.4 (3.7~5.4)4.8 (3.8~5.7)0.043
Triglyceride (mmol/L)1.6 (1.1~2.4)1.6 (1.1~2.4)1.5 (1.1~2.2)0.339
CRP (mg/dl)0.32 (0.19~0.40)0.32 (0.17~0.35)0.33 (0.31~0.95)
Data are expressed as the mean (standard deviation) for normally distributed data, the median (interquartile range) for nonnormally distributed data and the percentage (%) for categorical variables.

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