Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHODS: RESULTS: Serum visfatin levels were elevated in the group with atherosclerotic plaques compared to the control group without plaques [0.68 (0.46-1.58) versus 0.45 (0.23-0.76) ng/mL, respectively, P = 0.0002]. Patients with carotid plaques showed higher visfatin levels than those with or without femoral plaques. Pearson's correlation analysis showed that serum visfatin levels were positively correlated with waist circumference (r = 0.226, P = 0.029), waist-hip ratio (r = 0.221, P = 0.032), TG (r = 0.222, P = 0.030) and number of plaques (r = 0.275, P = 0.009). Logistic regression analysis showed that a higher serum visfatin level was an independent predictor for the presence of atherosclerotic plaques. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Long-Yi Zheng, Xia Xu, Ren-Hui Wan, Sheng Xia, Jin Lu, Qin Huang |
Journal | Diabetology & metabolic syndrome
(Diabetol Metab Syndr)
Vol. 11
Pg. 60
( 2019)
ISSN: 1758-5996 [Print] England |
PMID | 31367237
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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