Diabetic foot syndrome: Immune-inflammatory features as possible cardiovascular markers in diabetes

Table 6 Laboratory variables in cases and controls

	Diabetic foot patients	Diabetics without foot complications	P
HbA1c	8 (7.28-9.40)	6.85 (6.10-8.00)	0.018
CRP	4 (2.25-5.15 )	2.25 (1.90-3.08)	0.041
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	215.50 (166.50-243.00)	204.00 (185.50-210.00)	0.054
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	121.70 (98.75-148.75)	104.50 (78.00-123.00)	0.032
Tryglicerids (mg/dL)	160.50 (119.50-209.25)	180.50 (144.50-199.00)	0.012
Globuli bianchi	12.675 (10775.00-14140.00 )	10.700 (8850.00-12027.50)	0.032
Adiponectin (μg/mL)	7.1450 (4.47-12.17)	8.480 (5.15-12.87)	0.022
Resistin (ng/mL)	5.160 (2.96-6.29)	3.290 (2.37-6.5)	0.021
IL-6 (pg/mL)	3.21 (1.23-5.34)	2.13 (1.24-3.97 )	0.033

Demographic and anamnestic data are expressed as n° (percentage). Modified from Tuttolomondo et al[21]. HbA1c: Hemoglobin A1c; CRP: C-reactive protein; IL-6: Interleukin-6.