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Table 1 General characteristics of type 2 diabetic patients [Data were reported in mean ±SD or median (interquartile range)]

From: Serum osteocalcin level and its association with carotid atherosclerosis in patients with type 2 diabetes

 

Male

Female

n

382

435

proportion of PLQ (%)

61.5%

52.9%

Age (years)

61.28±11.74

61.60±11.82

duration of diabetes (years)

7.51±7.29

7.57±7.61

BMI (kg/m2)

24.87±2.78

25.62±3.67*

Waist circumference (cm)

86.75±8.39

82.87±8.91*

Waist-to-hip ratio

0.90±0.08

0.87±0.08*

DBP (mmHg)

82.27±11.42

81.45±11.39

SBP (mmHg)

138.47±19.62

139.75±21.39

FPG (mmol/L)

8.52±3.31

8.48±3.27

Fasting serum insulin (μU/ml)

6.78 (4.62-10.53)

6.85 (4.59-10.13)

HbA1c (%)

7.19±1.66

7.14±1.49

Serum uric acid (μmol/L)

315.47±83.29

281.28±69.74*

Serum urea (mmol/L)

6.46±1.91

5.91±1.62*

Serum creatinine (μmol/L)

80.23±24.54

60.68±16.76*

Serum cholesterol (mmol/L)

5.11±1.13

5.65±1.12*

#Serum triglycerides (mmol/L)

1.53 (1.07-2.22)

1.64 (1.15-2.41)

LDL-c (mmol/L)

2.92±0.84

3.122±0.95*

HDL-c (mmol/L)

1.24±0.40

1.38±0.38*

#CRP (mg/l)

2.40 (0.89-5.21)

1.75 (0.82-5.51)*

  1. Abbreviations: DBP diastolic blood pressure, SBP systolic blood pressure, FPG fasting plasma glucose, LDL-c low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-c high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
  2. * P < 0.05.
  3. #Serum fasting insulin, triglycerides and CRP were skew-distributed and had been log transformed to approximate normality before analysis.