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Table 1 Clinical data of patients with type 2 diabetes

From: High visceral fat with low subcutaneous fat accumulation as a determinant of atherosclerosis in patients with type 2 diabetes

VFA (cm2)

<100

≥100

p value*

SFA (cm2)

<100 (N = 34)

≥100 (N = 39)

<100 (N = 11)

≥100 (N = 64)

VFA (cm2)

56 ± 26

74 ± 21

149 ± 34

175 ± 52

<0.001

SFA (cm2)

61 ± 23

157 ± 41

78 ± 16

149 ± 34

<0.001

VFA-to-SFA ratio

1.00 ± 0.43

0.50 ± 0.20

1.98 ± 0.62

0.92 ± 0.33

<0.001

Age (years)

70 ± 10

64 ± 11

72 ± 6

62 ± 12

0.001

Gender (% male)

77

18

100

59

<0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

19.4 ± 2.1

23.2 ± 2.4

22.5 ± 1.8

27.0 ± 3.8

<0.001

SBP (mmHg)

118 ± 15

115 ± 9

136 ± 13

129 ± 11

<0.001

DBP (mmHg)

68 ± 11

66 ± 9

78 ± 15

75 ± 12

<0.001

Current smoker (%)

0

5

18

11

0.111

Duration of diabetes (years)

4.9 (4.2–5.7)

2.6 (2.2–3.2)

3.8 (3.0–4.8)

3.2 (3.1–3.3)

0.120

HbA1c (%)

6.9 ± 1.0

6.7 ± 0.4

6.7 ± 0.4

7.4 ± 1.7

0.024

Triglycerides (mmol/l)

1.36 (1.15–1.61)

1.01 (0.88–1.16)

1.16 (0.79–1.69)

1.67 (1.43–1.96)

0.001

HDL cholesterol (mmol/l)

1.48 ± 0.52

1.50 ± 0.58

1.61 ± 0.42

1.52 ± 0.44

0.900

LDL cholesterol (mmol/l)

2.42 ± 0.72

2.80 ± 1.05

2.80 ± 0.75

2.95 ± 0.82

0.052

Uric acid (μmol/l)

282 ± 85

265 ± 82

395 ± 91

335 ± 58

<0.001

eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m2)

76.8 ± 18.1

73.0 ± 21.5

62.3 ± 22.6

70.6 ± 23.4

0.250

Log ACR (mg/g)

24 (18–31)

23 (15–35)

25 (11–55)

45 (31–68)

<0.001

PDR (%)

6

0

0

11

0.128

AST (U/l)

25 (23–27)

21 (19–24)

27 (22–34)

25 (23–28)

0.060

ALT (U/l)

21 (17–25)

16 (14–17)

21 (14–31)

27 (23–31)

<0.001

γ-GTP (U/l)

26 (23–31)

23 (21–25)

64 (37–112)

41 (29–59)

<0.001

CIMT (mm)

0.86 ± 0.17

0.88 ± 0.07

1.30 0.41

0.81 ± 0.17

<0.001

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± SD, geometric mean (95 % CI) or percentage
  2. ALT alanine aminotransferase, AST asparatate aminotransferase, CIMT carotid intima media thickness, DBP diastolic blood pressure, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, γ-GTP glutamyl transpeptidase, HDL high-density lipoprotein, LDL low-density lipoprotein, PDR proliferative diabetic retinopathy, SBP systolic blood pressure
  3. * One-way ANOVA or Chi square test