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Table 1 Characteristics of patients at baseline

From: Gender difference in carotid intima-media thickness in type 2 diabetic patients: a 4-year follow-up study

Characteristics

Men

Women

P

Number

160

195

 

Age (years)

59.1 ± 9.5

58.5 ± 7.9

0.47

Duration (years)

7.0 ± 5.9

7.8 ± 5.7

0.18

Body mass index (kg/m2)

24.4 ± 2.8

24.3 ± 3.4

0.73

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

122.2 ± 10.8

124.6 ± 14.6

0.10

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

78.2 ± 7.4

77.2 ± 8.6

0.25

HbA1c (%)

6.7 ± 1.1

6.7 ± 1.2

0.99

Total cholesterol (mmol/L)

5.0 ± 0.9

5.1 ± 0.8

0.09

Triglycerides (mmol/L)

1.4 ± 1.0

1.5 ± 0.8

0.40

HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)

1.5 ± 0.3

1.5 ± 0.2

0.05

LDL cholesterol (mmol/L)

3.0 ± 0.7

3.1 ± 0.6

0.23

Smoking (%)

17.2

18.5

0.76

Alcohol intake (%)

10.2

7.7

0.44

History of hypertension (%)

51.9

53.8

0.71

History of hyperlipidemia (%)

40.6

43.1

0.64

Anti-diabetic treatment (%)

81.9

83.6

0.67

Anti-hyperlipidemia treatment (%)

13.8

20.0

0.12

Anti-hypertensive treatment (%)

51.3

51.3

0.99

Cardiovascular disease (%)

8.1

13.3

0.13

Microvascular disease (%)

29.4

34.9

0.31

  1. Abbreviations: HDL high density lipoprotein, LDL low density lipoprotein.