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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the studied patients

From: 'Correction:' Serum transforming growth factor beta-1 (TGF-beta-1) levels in diabetic patients are not associated with pre-existent coronary artery disease

 

C

D

C-CAD

D-CAD

P

N

61

23

28

23

 

Mean age (years)

55.3 ± 1.4

58.2 ± 1.6

61.8 ± 2.0#

61.7 ± 2.0#

0.011

BMI (kg/m2)

28.07 ± 0.7

31.04 ± 1.0*

26.44 ± 0.8

27.27 ± 0.9

0.008

Male (%)

41.0

43.5

64.3 †

69.3 †

0.040

Hypertension history (%)

63.9

91.3

69.2

73.9

0.100

Familial CAD history (%)

68.3

63.6

59.3

69.6

0.831

Smoking (%)

31.7

30.4

23.1

26.1

0.857

Statin users (%)

18.0

8.7

25.0

17.4

0.512

AAS users (%)

63.3

82.6

71.4

78.3

0.284

ACEI users (%)

29.5

50.0

33.3

47.8

0.223

Physically active (%)

18.3

34.8

39.3

30.4

0.159

SBP (mmHg)

141.8 ± 4.7

134.4 ± 3.4

145.8 ± 7.3

140.2 ± 2.9

0.422

DBP (mmHg)

80.7 ± 2.5

84.3 ± 2.3

86.1 ± 4.5

87.0 ± 1.7

0.365

  1. Data are means ± SEM or %
  2. C: no diabetes and no coronary artery disease, D: diabetes and no coronary artery disease, C-CAD: coronary artery disease and no diabetes and D-CAD: coronary artery disease and diabetes; BMI: body mass index; ACEI: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure.
  3. * P < 0.05 vs C-CAD; # P < 0.05 vs C; † P < 0.05 vs C and D