Association between circulating leukocyte subtype counts and carotid intima-media thickness in Japanese subjects with type 2 diabetes

Table 1 Subject characteristics ( n = 484)

Age (years)	59.7 ± 12.6
Sex (% male)	58.3
Duration of diabetes (years)	13.2 ± 10.2
BMI (kg/m²)	26.1 ± 11.4
SBP (mmHg)	129.7 ± 20.5
DBP (mmHg)	75.5 ± 12.7
FPG (mmol/l)	9.0 ± 3.2
HbA1c (%)	9.1 ± 2.1
TC (mmol/l)	5.21 ± 1.30
TG (mmol/l)	1.91 ± 1.50
HDL cholesterol (mmol/l)	1.28 ± 0.38
LDL cholesterol (mmol/l)	3.06 ± 1.05
non-HDL cholesterol (mmol/l)	3.93 ± 1.30
hs-CRP (mg/l)	0.22 ± 0.41
mean-CCA-IMT (mm)	0.97 ± 0.38
max-CCA-IMT (mm)	1.11 ± 0.53
baPWV (cm/s)	1748.4 ± 360.0
UAE (mg/day)	363.1 ± 891.6
total leukocyte count (/mm³)	6258.1 ± 1656.8
Monocyte count (/mm³)	340.5 ± 106.5
Neutrophil count (/mm³)	3587.2 ± 1232.6
Lymphocyte count (/mm³)	2079.5 ± 680.4
Eosinophil count (/mm³)	208.1 ± 145.5
Basophil count (/mm³)	32.2 ± 25.9
Current or former smokers (%)	52.5
Hypertension (%)	61.8
Hyperlipidemia (%)	55.8
Diabetic microangiopathy (%)
Retinopathy	56.6
Neuropathy	49.8
Nephropathy	47.3
Cardiovascular disease (%)	18.8
Diabetes medication (%)
Oral hypoglycemic agents	50.0
Insulin	28.3
Oral hypoglycemic agents + insulin	7.6
Statins (%)	22.3
ARBs and/or ACEIs (%)	29.8
CCBs (%)	29.5
Ant-platelet agents (%)	17.1

Data are means ± SD.
SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; hs-CRP, high sensitive C-reactive protein; CCA-IMT, intima-media thickness of common carotid artery; baPWV, brachial ankle pulse wave velocity; UAE, urinary albumin excretion; ARBs, angiotensin II receptor blockers; ACEIs, angiotensin converting enzymes; CCBs, calcium channel blockers.

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