Research Article

The Predictability of Cystatin C for Peripheral Arterial Disease in Chinese Population with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of studied population.

CharacteristicsNon-PAD ()PAD ()

Age (years)<0.001
Sex (male %)56.336.7<0.001
BMI (kg/m2)0.114
Diabetes course (years)<0.001
FPG (mmol/L)0.457
HbA1C (%)0.034
Insulin (uIU/ml)0.120
C-P (ng/ml)0.974
TG (mmol/L)0.741
TC (mmol/L)0.891
LDL-C (mmol/L)0.853
HDL-C (mmol/L)0.782
HCY (umol/L)0.006
ALT (U/L)<0.001
AST (U/L)<0.001
RBC (1012/L)<0.001
WBC (109/L)0.011
PLT (109/L)0.003
Fib (g/l)<0.001
CRP (mg/L)9.45 ± 27.700.207
URIC (umol/L)0.183
BUN (mmol/L)0.001
CREA (umol/L)0.730
eGFR<0.001
BMG (mg/L)<0.001
CysC (mg/L)<0.001
RBP (mg/L)0.106
uMALB (mg/L)0.033
uCREA (mmol/L)<0.001
uMALB/uCREA (mg/g)0.013
Hypertension (%)49.575.4<0.001
CHD (%)22.542.4<0.001
CVD (%)11.731.4<0.001
Smoking status (%)0.048
Never64.462.7
Ever14.68.5
Current21.028.8
Drinking status (%)0.003
Never60.876.3
Ever10.28.5
Current29.015.3

Abbreviations: PAD: peripheral artery disease; BMI: body mass index; FPG: fasting blood glucose levels; HbA1C: glycosylated hemoglobin; TG: triglyceride; TC: total cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HCY: homocysteine; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; RBC: red blood cell; WBC: white blood cell; PLT: platelets; Fib: fibrinogen; CRP: C reactive protein; URIC: uric acid; BUN: urea nitrogen; CREA: creatinine; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate; BMG: beta 2 microglobulin; CysC: cystatin C; RBP: retinol binding protein; uMALB: urine microalbumin; uCREA: urine creatinine; CHD: coronary heart disease; CVD: cerebrovascular disease.