Background
Methods
Subjects
Study population
Statistical analysis
Results
The stability of FFAs
The FFA levels in different age and gender
Sex | Age (y) | |||||
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n | 20 ~ 50 | n | 50 ~ 60 | n | 60~ | |
Male | 145 | 2.60 ± 0.16 | 56 | 2.65 ± 0.18 | 75 | 2.72 ± 0.18 |
Female | 153 | 2.61 ± 0.16 | 55 | 2.65 ± 0.19 | 56 | 2.73 ± 0.17 |
Baseline characteristics
Control group | T2DM | AMI | |
---|---|---|---|
Age (y) | 71.0 ± 6.6 | 70.9 ± 7.3 | 71.3 ± 7.0 |
Males, n (%) | 81 (56.6%) | 24 (46.2%) | 24 (51.1%) |
BMI (kg/m2) | 22.5 ± 2.6 | 23.5 ± 2.3** | 22.3 ± 3.0 |
Hypertension, n (%) | 15 (10.6%) | 9 (17.0%) | 22 (46.8%) |
ALT (U/L), M (P25,P75) | 20 (17,25) | 23 (19,29)** | 23 (19,31)##
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AST (U/L), M (P25,P75) | 25 (22,28) | 23 (18,29) ** | 25 (21,30) |
Total Cholesterol (mmol/L) | 4.31 ± 0.59 | 4.59 ± 1.03* | 4.40 ± 0.90 |
Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 1.12 ± 0.33 | 2.02 ± 1.29*** | 1.63 ± 0.88###
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HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | 1.30 ± 0.22 | 0.96 ± 0.18*** | 1.00 ± 0.22###
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LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | 2.35 ± 0.46 | 2.37 ± 0.77 | 2.25 ± 0.75 |
Glucose (mmol/l) | 4.90 ± 0.49 | 7.75 ± 2.95*** | 5.78 ± 1.32###
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BUN (mmol/L) | 5.50 ± 1.28 | 5.78 ± 3.13 | 6.22 ± 2.82#
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Uric acid (mmol/L) | 281.3 ± 68.2 | 316.2 ± 96.9* | 366.3 ± 171.7###
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HCT
| 41.6 ± 3.6 | 38.5 ± 5.2*** | 38.8 ± 4.9###
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WBC (10*9/L) | 6.15 ± 1.60 | 7.30 ± 3.78** | 7.12 ± 2.41#
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Platelet (10*9/L) | 178.7 ± 49.0 | 180.8 ± 63.0 | 182.0 ± 74.0 |
Total Protein (g/L) | 71.1 ± 6.0 | 67.4 ± 6.0* | 66.5 ± 6.6##
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FFAs (mmol/L) | 551.6 (403.0,679.7) | 536.5 (412.6,666.3)*** | 441.0 (298.5,625.0) |
Associations of FFAs with other conceivable factors
Males, n (%) | Age (y) | Log (FFA) | FFA | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
R | P-value | ||||
Control (20 ~ 50 years) | 145 (48.7%) | 39.3 ± 8.6 | 2.61 ± 0.16 | ||
HDL + TG
| 0.28 | P < .001 | |||
Control (≥60 years) | 81 (56.6%) | 71.0 ± 6.6 | 2.72 ± 0.16 | ||
HDL
| 0.26 | P = 0.002 | |||
T2DM (≥60 years) | 24 (46.2%) | 70.9 ± 7.3 | 2.72 ± 0.13 | ||
HDL
| 0.36 | P = 0.01 | |||
AMI (≥60 years) | 24 (51.1%) | 71.3 ± 7.0 | 2.64 ± 0.22 | ||
AST
| 0.49 | P = 0.005 |