| Diabetic patients (n = 67) | Non-diabetic patients (n = 69) | p |
---|---|---|---|
Age (years), median (quartiles) | 72.0 (64.0–75.0) | 69.0 (64.0–74.0) | 0.288* |
Sex (female) (%) | 40.3 | 49.3 | 0.293** |
Body mass index (kg/m2), median (quartiles) | 28.1 (24.7–30.5) | 27.1 (24.2–29.1) | 0.234* |
Smoker (%) | 39.4 | 36.8 | 0.754** |
Hypertension (%) | 85.1 | 87.0 | 0.752**+ |
Hyperlipidemia (%) | 77.6 | 43.5 | <0.0001** |
CAD (%) | 39.4 | 22.1 | 0.030** |
Cerebral infarction (%) | 52.2 | 29.0 | 0.006** |
Symptomatic (TIA/Stroke) (%) | 44.8 | 33.3 | 0.171** |
T-ASS (%) | 71.6 | 85.5 | 0.048** |
ACE-inhibitor (%) | 38.5 | 35.8 | 0.754** |
Statins (%) | 68.7 | 89.9 | 0.002** |
Creatinine (mg/dl), median (quartiles) | 0.98 (0.86–1.19) | 0.88 (0.80–1.03) | 0.023++ |
Total cholesterol (mg/dl), median (quartiles) | 159.0 (132.5–188.5) | 170.5 (151.5–205.5) | 0.037++ |
LDL (mg/dl), median (quartiles) | 83.5 (62.0–105.2) | 83.6 (70.2–117.8) | 0.351++ |
HDL (mg/dl), median (quartiles) | 45.0 (37.0–55.0) | 52.0 (43.0–63.0) | 0.010* |
Triglyceride (mg/dl), median (quartiles) | 125.0 (95.5–211.5) | 137.0 (95.5–179.0) | 0.771++ |
Leukocytes (G/l), median (quartiles) | 8.39 (7.10–10.03) | 7.16 (6.38–9.02) | 0.030* |
Neutrophils (G/l), median (quartiles) | 5.8 (4.7–6.8) | 4.6 (3.9–6.1) | 0.002++ |
CRP (mg/dl), median (quartiles) | 0.68 (0.27–2.06) | 0.43 (0.17–1.01) | 0.014++ |
Fibrinogen (mg/dl), median (quartiles) | 422.0 (382.0–490.0) | 390.5 (330.5–438.5) | 0.003++ |
HbA1c (%), median (quartiles) | 6.8 (6.0–7.4) | 5.8 (5.5–6.0) | <0.0001* |