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Table 2 Laboratory measurements

From: Synergistic anti-inflammatory effect: simvastatin and pioglitazone reduce inflammatory markers of plasma and epicardial adipose tissue of coronary patients with metabolic syndrome

 

Valvar (n = 20)

P* value

CAD/MS group

Control (n = 17)

Simvastatin (n = 20)

Pioglitazone (n = 18)

Pioglitazone + Simvastatin (n = 18)

P** value

TG (mg/dL)

103.1 ± 40.48

0.002

162.88 ± 55.89

152 ± 68.64

167.89 ± 61.29

110.39 ± 22.1

0.011

LDL-c (mg/dL)

103.5 ± 29.68

0.381

123.76 ± 19.13

92.45 ± 33.57

142 ± 31.15

89.06 ± 25.62

<0.001

HDL-c (mg/dL)

44.1 ± 13.88

<0.001

34.35 ± 3.9

40.25 ± 7.5

41.39 ± 8.36

41.89 ± 6.33

0.006

Glucose (mg/dL)

82.95 ± 11.77

<0.001

101.18 ± 12.34

93.2 ± 17.11

120.44 ± 23.99*

144.44 ± 31.89*

<0.001

HbA1c (%)

5.63 ± 0.41

0.003

5.78 ± 0.49

5.59 ± 0.57

6.72 ± 1.55

6.41 ± 1.16

0.004

Urea (mg/dL)

17 ± 4.11

0.3

25 ± 7.5

21 ± 3.3

31 ± 2.22

30 ± 2.24

0.011

Creatinine (mg/dL)

0.9 ± 0.2

0.42

1.1 ± 0.8

1.0 ± 0.42

1.2 ± 0.9

1,25 ± 0.7

0.01

hsCRP (mg/L)

3.89 ± 1.49

0.466

7.42 ± 1.45

1.93 ± 1.59

2.97 ± 1.21

1.88 ± 0.65

<0.001

IL-6 (pg/mL)

3.51 ± 0.95

0.811

5.3 ± 1.06

3.29 ± 1.15

3.15 ± 1.15

2.68 ± 0.69

<0.001

TNF-α (pg/mL)

14.71 ± 4.06

0.317

16.58 ± 2.4

18.28 ± 10.91

7.92 ± 1.03

8.65 ± 2.1

<0.001

Leptin (pg/mL)

3519.75 ± 1997.54

<0.001

17043.69 ± 2065.78

4836.25 ± 1310.68

42899.54 ± 9011.58

13979.94 ± 1622.5

<0.001

Resistin (ng/mL)

4.34 ± 1.09

<0.001

12.1 ± 1.38

6.41 ± 0.97

5.41 ± 1.32

7.41 ± 0.99

<0.001

Adiponectin (mg/mL)

15280 ± 4389.45

<0.001

1480.59 ± 426.02

4601.85 ± 1044.07

6099.38 ± 1227.84

7427.43 ± 1229.81

<0.001

MCP-1 (pg/mL)

73 ± 6.23

<0.001

341.93 ± 66.16

66.48 ± 11.2

381.55 ± 69.28

325.98 ± 62.07

<0.001

ADMA (μmol/L)

0.47 ± 0.13

0.595

0,53 ± 0.14

0.47 ± 0.12

0.44 ± 0.33

0.34 ± 0.11

0.05

MMP-9 (ng/mL)

553.35 ± 157.38

0.146

577.08 ± 147.01

672.65 ± 340.37

216.54 ± 32.6

362.76 ± 103.57

<0.001

  1. Values are means ± SD. TG = triglyceride; LDL = low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL = high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HbA1c = hemoglobin A1c. In the Pioglitazone only and Simvastatin + pioglitazone groups, the baseline values of glucose were higher than final values. hsCRP = C-reactive protein IL-6 = interleukin-6; TNF-α = tumoral necrosis factor. P* value = Comparison between non-CAD group and CAD/MS group. P** value = Comparison between CAD/MS groups.