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Table 3 Association of endothelial function with cardiovascular risk factors

From: A six-month low-carbohydrate diet high in fat does not adversely affect endothelial function or markers of low-grade inflammation in patients with type 2 diabetes: an open-label randomized controlled trial

 

FMD (%)

NID (%)

 

Coefficients ± SE

Coefficients ± SE

Sex (female)

0.42 ± 0.47

− 0.35 ± 1.07

Type 2 diabetes duration (years)

− 0.04 ± 0.08

− 0.09 ± 0.18

Age (years)

− 0.08 ± 0.03**

− 0.13 ± 0.06*

Smoking status

  

 Non-smoker

(Base)

(Base)

 Active smoker

− 0.16 ± 1.20

2.79 ± 2.61

 Previous smoker

− 0.03 ± 0.49

2.15 ± 1.07*

Smoking pack years (years)

− 0.01 ± 0.02

− 0.05 ± 0.04

BMI (kg/m2)

− 0.01 ± 0.04

− 0.07 ± 0.08

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

− 0.05 ± 0.02**

− 0.06 ± 0.04

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

− 0.04 ± 0.03

− 0.04 ± 0.06

LDL-cholesterol (mmol/l)

− 0.11 ± 0.31

0.48 ± 0.70

Triglycerides (mmol/l)

0.08 ± 0.20

0.39 ± 0.44

HbA1c (mmol/mol)

− 0.01 ± 0.03

− 0.00 ± 0.06

Resting diameter (mm)

− 0.91 ± 0.31**

− 1.89 ± 0.72*

Body fat (%)

0.01 ± 0.03

− 0.03 ± 0.07

Abdominal fat (%)

0.01 ± 0.03

− 0.04 ± 0.07

hsCRP (mmol/l)

0.01 ± 0.07

− 0.06 ± 0.15

IL-6 (pg/l)

0.11 ± 0.09

− 0.09 ± 0.20

  1. hsCRP, high sensitivity CRP
  2. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01