| HbA1c ≤6.5% | HbA1c >6.5% |  |
---|---|---|---|
n = 50 | n = 220 | P value | |
Age (years) | 68 ± 12 | 67 ± 12 | 0.66 |
Gender (men,%) | 40 (80) | 173 (79) | 0.85 |
BMI (Kg/m2) | 27 ± 4 | 27 ± 4 | 0.60 |
Hypertension (%) | 43 (86) | 182 (83) | 0.67 |
Smoking (%) | 7 (14) | 46 (21) | 0.33 |
Hypercholesterolemia (%) | 19 (38) | 101 (46) | 0.35 |
CAD (%) | 36 (72) | 175 (80) | 0.26 |
Cholesterol (mg/dl) | Â | Â | Â |
   Total | 159 ± 33 | 164 ± 33 | 0.39 |
   HDL-Cholesterol | 44 ± 16 | 40 ± 9 | 0.04 |
   LDL-Cholesterol | 95 ± 27 | 99 ± 29 | 0.40 |
Triglyceride (mg/dl) | 138 ± 68 | 170 ± 105 | 0.04 |
Creatinine (mg/dl) | 1.4 ± 1.0 | 1.4 ± 1.1 | 0.96 |
eGFR (ml/min per 1.73 m2) | 69 ± 29 | 69 ± 32 | 0.88 |
Fasting blood sugar (mg/dl) | 113 ± 25 | 143 ± 51 | <0.01 |
ADMA (μmol/l) | 0.47 ± 0.10 | 0.46 ± 0.08 | 0.27 |
SDMA (μmol/l) | 0.70 ± 0.37 | 0.81 ± 0.60 | 0.33 |
L-arginine (μmol/l) | 87 ± 30 | 88 ± 29 | 0.83 |
L-arginine/ADMA | 188 ± 69 | 195 ± 67 | 0.52 |
HbA1c | 6.1 ± 0.3 | 8.2 ± 1.5 | <0.01 |
Hypoglycemic treatments | Â | Â | Â |
 Sulfaurea (%) | 17 (34) | 113 (51) | 0.03 |
 Metformin (%) | 29 (58) | 130 (59) | 1.00 |
 TZD (%) | 1 (2) | 17 (8) | 0.21 |
 Acarbose (%) | 2 (4) | 30 (14) | 0.09 |
 Insulin (%) | 5 (10) | 62 (28) | <0.01 |
 Insulin + OHA (%) | 1 (2) | 22 (10) | 0.09 |