From: Risk factors of peripheral arterial disease: a case control study in Sri Lanka
Biochemical parameter | Cases(n = 79) | Controls(n = 158) | p value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | % | No | % | ||
High sensitivity CRP (HsCRP) | |||||
1st quartile | 10 | 12.7 | 39 | 24.7 | <0.001 |
2nd quartile | 11 | 13.9 | 40 | 25.3 | |
3rd quartile | 12 | 15.2 | 40 | 25.3 | |
4th quartile | 46 | 58.2 | 39 | 24.7 | |
Homocysteine | |||||
1st quartile | 05 | 6.3 | 39 | 24.7 | <0.001 |
2nd quartile | 17 | 21.5 | 40 | 25.3 | |
3rd quartile | 21 | 26.6 | 40 | 25.3 | |
4th quartile | 36 | 45.6 | 39 | 24.7 | |
Elevated Hs CRP (>3Â mg/dl) | <0.001 | ||||
No | 32 | 40.5 | 118 | 74.7 | |
Yes | 47 | 59.5 | 40 | 25.3 | |
Hyperhomocysteinemia (>15Â mg/dl) | <0.001 | ||||
No | 22 | 27.8 | 80 | 50.6 | |
Yes | 57 | 72.2 | 78 | 49.4 |