Table 6: Quantitative variables of cases versus controls. N = 22.

Variables

Cases

median [p25-p75]

Controls

median [p25-p75]

p

Serum DPP-4

708 [536-922]

503 [10-679]

0.3981

Leukocytes

6.9 [6.3-8.5]

6.5 [5.4-7.3]

0.0956

PMN

4.3 [3.7-5.1]

3.6 [2.7-4.4]

0.0527

Glucose

93 [82-104]

87 [81-96]

0.1805

HbA1c

5.4 [5.2-5.8]

5.4 [5.2-5.6]

0.9159

Total cholesterol

166 [138-190]

170 [146-200]

0.4455

Triglycerides

187 [124-212]

121 [78-181]

0.05

Atherogenic index

4.2 [3.1-5]

3.7 [2.7-4.6]

0.2358

CRP

0.35 [0.3-0.4]

0.115 [0.1-0.2]

0.0001

Procalcitonin

0.02 [0.01-0.03]

0.02 [0.01-0.02]

0.344

Serum DPP-4 = serum dipeptidyl peptidase-4.

PMN = polymorphonuclear.

CRP = C-reactive protein.