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Table 1 Characteristics at baseline investigation (2006) and follow-up four years later (2010), in 172 men and 83 women with type 2 diabetes

From: Sagittal abdominal diameter is a more independent measure compared with waist circumference to predict arterial stiffness in subjects with type 2 diabetes - a prospective observational cohort study

  

 Baseline

  

Follow-up

  
 

All

Men

Women

All

Men

Women

Δ All

Characteristics

mean (sd)

mean (sd)

mean (sd)

mean (sd)

mean (sd)

mean (sd)

mean (sd)

Age (years)

61 (2.8)

61 (2.9)

61 (2.6)

65 (2.9)

65 (2.9)

65 (2.7)

4

BMI (kg/m2)

29.6 (5.0)

29.3 (4.7)

30.2 (5.5)

29.8 (5.1)

29.4 (5.0)

30.6 (5.3)

0.2 (2.2)

Sagittal Abdominal Diameter (cm)

25.2 (4.1)

25.4 (4.1)

24.8 (4.0)

25.9 (4.5)

26.0 (4.6)

25.8 (4.3)

0.6 (2.9)*

Waist circumference (cm)

102.4 (12.5)

103.2 (12.3)

100.5 (13.3)

105.6 (12.4)

106.1 (12.4)

104.5 (12.6)

3.3 (6.6)*

Systolic Bloodpressure (mmHg)

131 (17)

132 (16)

130 (17)

131 (16)

131 (15)

132 (21)

0.3 (17)

Diastolic Bloodpressure (mmHg)

75 (9)

77 (8)

70 (8)

73 (9)

75 (21)

69 (9)

−1.7 (8.5)*

HbA1c (% units)

7.0 (1.0)

7.0 (1.0)

7.0 (1.0)

7.2 (0.9)

7.2 (0.9)

7.3 (0.8)

0.23 (1.0)*

HbA1c (mmol/mol)

53.2 (11.6)

52.9 (11.6)

53.7 (11.8)

56.1 (9.8)

55.5 (10.2)

57.2 (8.9)

2.6 (10.9)*

Total cholesterol (mmol/L)

4.7 (1.0)

4.6 (0.9)

5.0 (1.0)

4.4 (1.0)

4.3 (1.0)

4.4 (0.9)

−0.4 (1.1)*

LDL cholesterol (mmol/L

2.6 (0.8)

2.6 (0.6)

2.3 (0.9)

2.4 (0.8)

2.4 (0.9)

2.3 (0.7)

−0.3 (0.9)*

HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)

1.4 (0.3)

1.3 (0.3)

1.5 (0.3)

1.2 (0.3)

1.2 (0.3)

1.3 (0.4)

−0.1 (0.2)*

Non HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)

3.4 (1.0)

3.3 (0.9)

3.6 (1.1)

3.1 (0.9)

3.1 (0.9)

3.1 (0.9)

−0.3 (1.1)*

ApoB/ApoA-I

0.73 (0.17)

0.73 (0.16)

0.71 (0.19)

0.66 (0.20)

0.68 (0.20)

0.61 (0.18)

−0.08 (0.18)*

ApoB

0.95 (0.19)

0.94 (0.18)

0.97 (0.20)

0.88 (0.21)

0.89 (0.21)

0.86 (0.21)

−0.08 (0.21)*

Serum Triglycerides (mmol/L)**

1.5 (6.5)

1.4 (6.4)

1.5 (4.4)

1.4 (6.0)

1.4 (6.0)

1.5 (3.4)

−0.09 (7.5)

Pulse wave velocity (m/s)

10.2 (2.2)

10.3 (2.2)

10.0 (2.2)

11.0 (2.4)

11.1 (2.4)

11.0 (2.5)

0.84 (1.9)*

Intima-Media Thickness (mm)

0.70 (0.17)

0.70 (0.18)

0.67 (0.14)

0.78 (0.20)

0.79 (0.23)

0.77 (0.15)

0.09 (0.2)*

Treatment with statins n (%)

121 (47.5%)

81 (47%)

40 (48.2%)

175 (69%)

111 (61%)

64 (78%)

54 (21%)*

Smoking n (%)

41 (16%)

24 (14%)

17 (20.5%)

35 (14%)

19 (11%)

16 (19.5%)

−6 (−2%)*

  1. * Difference at p < 0.01 level ** Data on variables with skewed distribution are given with median and interquartile range.