| AA n = 314 | GG + AG n = 500 | P value |
---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 64.3 ± 10.2 | 65.5 ± 10.2 | 0.13 |
Gender (Women/men) | 77/237 | 120/380 | 0.87 |
BMI (Kg/m2) | 26.2 ± 3.8 | 26.2 ± 3.5 | 0.98 |
Diabetes (%) | 100 (31.4) | 209 (41.8) | 0.004 |
Hypertension (%) | 233 (74.2) | 367 (73.4) | 0.80 |
Smoking (%) | 67 (21.3) | 103 (20.6) | 0.80 |
Hypercholesterolemia (%) | 155 (49.4) | 212 (42.4) | 0.05 |
Cholesterol (mg/dl) | Â | Â | Â |
Total | 171.2 ± 35.2 | 171.2 ± 36.9 | 0.99 |
HDL-Cholesterol | 43.7 ± 12.3 | 43.1 ± 12.2 | 0.49 |
LDL-Cholesterol | 105.5 ± 31.1 | 106.1 ± 32.7 | 0.80 |
Triglyceride (mg/dl) | 146.4 ± 88.3 | 149.8 ± 92.4 | 0.61 |
Creatinine (mg/dl) | 1.2 ± 0.7 | 1.2 ± 0.9 | 0.79 |
eGFR (ml/min per 1.73 m2) | 78.0 ± 27.2 | 75.6 ± 27.3 | 0.22 |
Fasting blood sugar(mg/dl) | 105.8 ± 35.4 | 111.7 ± 40.0 | 0.03 |
ADMA (μmol/l) | 0.46 ± 0.10 | 0.45 ± 0.10 | 0.66 |
L-arginine (μmol/l) | 93.1 ± 30.9 | 94.4 ± 33.0 | 0.60 |
L-arginine/ADMA | 210.3 ± 76.6 | 216.3 ± 82.9 | 0.30 |
Medications | Â | Â | Â |
   Anti-platelet drug | 269 (85.7) | 423 (84.6) | 0.68 |
   Statins | 129 (41.1) | 216 (43.2) | 0.55 |
   ACE-Inhibitor/ARB | 83 (26.4) | 136 (27.2) | 0.81 |
   Calcium channel blocker | 65 (20.7) | 119(23.8) | 0.30 |
   Hypoglycemic treatments |  |  |  |
Insulin (%) | 19 (6.1) | 40 (8.0) | 0.30 |
OHA (%) | 81 (25.8) | 163 (32.6) | 0.04 |
Insulin + OHA (%) | 2 (0.6) | 6 (1.2) | 0.43 |