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Table 1 Characteristics of the 1066 patients enrolled in the study, divided according to the presence (+) or absence (-) of cerebral infarction.

From: Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity and symptomatic cerebral infarction in patients with type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study

 

Cerebral infarction

 
 

(+) n = 86

(-) n = 980

p

baPWV(m/s)

18.94 ± 4.95

16.46 ± 3.62

<0.001

Age (years)

67.3 ± 7.8

60.3 ± 10.7

<0.001

Body mass index (kg/m2)

23.9 ± 2.8

23.9 ± 3.8

0.89

Gender (male/female)

58/28

667/313

0.99

Duration of diabetes (years)

11.3 ± 9.1

9.4 ± 8.7

0.066

Antihypertensive agents (%)

43.0

33.4

0.44

Antihyperlipidemic agents (%)

30.2

22.5

0.14

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

137.0 ± 18.5

131.6 ± 19.6

0.014

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

79.2 ± 10.6

78.8 ± 10.8

0.67

Hemoglobin A1c (%)

7.42 ± 1.5

7.56 ± 1.8

0.49

Total cholesterol (mmol/L)

4.95 ± 0.91

5.02 ± 1.06

0.86

HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)

1.40 ± 0.44

1.47 ± 0.93

0.54

Triglycerides (mmol/L)

1.53 ± 0.83

1.72 ± 1.16

0.82

Smokers (%)

40.7

36.1

0.47

  1. Plus-minus values are means ± S.D. baPWV: brachial ankle pulse wave velocity, HDL: high-density lipoprotein.