Factors associated with no apparent coronary artery disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus for more than 10 years of duration: a case control study

Table 1 Clinical characteristics of type 2 diabetic patients with and without CAD

Variable	Type 2 diabetic patients with CAD (N = 38)	Type 2 diabetic patients without CAD (N = 38)	p value
Duration of diabetes (years)	17.02 ± 4.38	14.50 ± 3.76	0.009
Fasting blood sugar (mg/dl)	210.87 ± 61.77	170.84 ± 63.66	0.007
Fasting Insulin (IU/µl)	22.83 ± 7.95	15.95 ± 5.26	<0.001
HOMA-IR	3.77 ± 1.63	2.37 ± 0.69	<0.001
HbA1c	9.72 ± 2.08	9.23 ± 1.69	0.261
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)	169.15 ± 64.06	165.21 ± 42.49	0.753
TC/HDL	4.26 ± 1.56	4.28 ± 1.70	0.967
LDL-C (mg/dl)	106.78 ± 51.70	102.16 ± 40.73	0.667
Microalbumin (mg/l)	82.22 ± 117.70	24.15 ± 32.61	0.004
Body mass index (kg/m²)	23.09 ± 2.54	23.33 ± 3.03	0.714
Waist circumference (cm)	86.99 ± 8.56	87.07 ± 6.73	0.965
Ejection fraction	47.84 ± 7.94	59.15 ± 3.31	<0.001

HOMA–IR homeostasis model assessment–insulin resistance, TC/HDL total cholesterol/high density lipoprotein ratio, LDL low density lipoprotein, HbA _1c hemoglobin A1C

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