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Table 2 Clinical characteristics of the study subjects

From: Evaluation of carotid artery elasticity changes in patients with type 2 diabetes

Characteristics

Controls

Patients

P value

Gender (M/F)

19/22

22/28

 

Age (mean ± SD)

53.05 ± 11.99

53.60 ± 9.29

0.814

Height (cm)

164.80 ± 7.49

16 6.06 ± 8.26

0.471

Weight (kg)

67.15 ± 8.10

70.45 ± 17.98

0.290

BMI (kg/m2)

24.68 ± 2.01

25.49 ± 5.83

0.407

BSA (m2)

1.667 ± 0.1746

1.754 ± 0.1778

0.0257*

SBP (mmHg)

116.11 ± 12.18

134.9 ± 18.81

0.0007*

DBP (mmHg)

79.84 ± 9.241

86.50 ± 12.09

0.0036*

Duration of diabetes (years)

/

5.47 ± 2.37

/

Smoker/duration (%/years)

32%/8.23 ± 6.74

36%/9.72 ± 4.43

0.379

TC (mmol/l)

3.82 ± 0.31

4.42 ± 0.12

<0.0001*

HDL cholesterol (mmol/l)

1.63 ± 0.13

1.58 ± 0.17

0.137

LDL cholesterol (mmol/l)

2.94 ± 0.24

3.12 ± 0.08

0.036*

TG (mmol/l)

1.02 ± 0.65

1.13 ± 0.87

0.236

HbA1c (%)

4.38 ± 1.43

7.52 ± 1.05

<0.0001*

Serum creatinine (μmol/l)

47.82 ± 12.5

50.31 ± 26.7

0.098

Uric acid (μmol/l)

221.43 ± 25.96

229.57 ± 23.2

0.569

  1. Notes: Data are presented as means ± standard deviation. *Value between controls and patients with diabetes P < 0.05.
  2. Abbreviations: BMI body mass index; BSA body surface area; SBP systolic blood pressure; DBP diastolic blood; TC total cholesterol; HDL high density lipoprotein; LDL low density lipoprotein; TG triglycerides.