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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Plaque vulnerability of coronary artery lesions is related to left ventricular dilatation as determined by optical coherence tomography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in patients with type 2 diabetes

Clinical data (n=58)

Age (years)

69.50 ± 7.80

Male (n, %)

47 (81.0)

Body mass index (kg/m2)

29.70 ± 3.57

Body surface area (m2)

2.04 ± 0.18

Waist circumference (cm)

104.31 ± 9.00

History of hypertension (n, %)

53 (91.4)

Mean arterial pressure (mmHg)

99.33 ± 13.25

Dyslipidemia n (%)

41 (70.7)

Smoking (n, %)

35 (60.3)

Family history (n, %)

24 (41.4)

Duration diabetes (years)

10.47 ± 8.54

Diabetic polyneuropathy (n, %)

13 (22.4)

Diabetic retinopathy (n, %)

8 (13.8)

HbA1C (mmol/mol)

52.55 ± 10.26

Fasting glucose (mg/dl)

162.09 ± 53.55

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

191.64 ± 45.68

LDL-cholesterol (mg/dl)

117.21 ± 36.45

HDL-cholesterol (mg/dl)

43.78 ± 9.76

Triglycerides (mg/dl)

179.57 ± 90.52

GFR (ml/min/1.73 m2)

75.26 ± 23.27

NYHA classification (n, %)

   - I

16 (27.6)

   - II

28 (48.3)

   - III

14 (24.1)

   - IV

0 (0)

Medical therapy prior to coronary angiography n (%)

   - Metformin

41 (70.7)

   - Insulin

21 (36.2)

   - Sulfonylurea

13 (22.4)

   - Incretin-based therapy

13 (22.4)

   - Statin

41 (70.7)

   - ACE-inhibitor/ARB

43 (74.1)

   - ß-blocker

45 (77.6)

   - ASA

54 (93.1)

  1. The data are presented as mean ± SD or n (%).
  2. Abbreviations: LDL low density lipoprotein, HDL high density lipoprotein, GFR glomerular filtration rate, ACE angiotensin - converting enzyme, ARB angiotensin receptor blocker, ASA acetylsalicylic-acid.