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Table 1 Study Population

From: Metabolic syndrome predicts vascular changes in whole body magnetic resonance imaging in patients with long standing diabetes mellitus

 

Total

Men

Women

Type 1 Diabetes mellitus

19 (32%)

11 (35%)

8 (29%)

Type 2 Diabetes mellitus

40 (68%)

20 (65%)

20 (71%)

Age

63.3 ± 1.7

63.5 ± 2.4

63 ± 2.6

Diabetes duration

20.7 ± 1.4

20.4 ± 2.1

21 ± 1.7

Hypertension

51 (86%)

27 (87%)

22 (79%)

Systolic blood pressure

135 ± 2

133 ± 3

137 ± 3

Diastolic blood pressure

77 ± 1

76 ± 2

77 ± 2

Hyperlipoproteinemia

39 (66%)

19 (61%)

20 (71%)

Smoker

4 (7%)

3 (10%)

1 (4%)

BMI (kg/m 2 )

27.8 ± 0.6

27.3 ± 0.6

28.3 ± 1.2

Coronary heart disease

22 (37%)

15 (48%)

7 (25%)

Cerebrovascular disease

11 (19%)

8 (26%)

3 (11%)

Peripheral artery disease

15 (25%)

10 (32%)

5 (18%)

Insulintherapy

51 (86%)

25 (81%)

26 (93%)

Oral antidiabetic drugs

21 (36%)

11 (35%)

10 (36%)

ACEI/ARB

43 (73%)

23 (74%)

20 (71%)

Lipid lowering drugs

36 (61%)

19 (61%)

17 (61%)

HbA1c (%)

7.3 ± 0.1

7.5 ± 0.2

7.1 ± 1.3

Creatinine (mg/dl)

1.2 ± 0.2

1.3 ± 0.2

1.1 ± 0.2*

LDL-Cholesterol (mg/dl)

101.9 ± 3.7

102.4 ± 5.1

101.3 ± 5.6

HDL-Cholesterol (mg/dl)

49.9 ± 1.9

47.2 ± 2.6

52.6 ± 2.8

Triglycerides (mg/dl)

181.0 ± 16.5

168.3 ± 18.3

195.1 ± 29.0

  1. Parameters without a unit in brackets indicate number of patients (and percentages).
  2. Parameters with a unit in brackets are mean ± SEM
  3. ACEI, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors; ARB, angiotensin receptor blocker
  4. LDL, low density lipoprotein; HDL, high density lipoprotein
  5. * p < 0.05 vs. men