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Table 1 Characteristics of the study groups

From: Correction to: Type 2 diabetes-associated carotid plaque burden is increased in patients with retinopathy compared to those without retinopathy

 

Diabetes without retinopathy (n = 159)

Diabetic with retinopathy (n = 153)

p

Sex—men, n (%)

82 (51.6%)

76 (49.7%)

0.824

Non caucasian, n (%)

7 (4.40%)

7 (4.58%)

1.000

Age (years)

59.0 [48.5;66.0]

61.0 [54.0;68.0]

0.012

Disease duration (years)

6.00 [2.50;10.0]

11.0 [6.00;20.0]

< 0.001

Insulin treatment, n (%)

20 (12.6%)

84 (54.9%)

< 0.001

Smoking (current/past/never) (n)

32/55/71

30/44/79

0.442

Antiplatelet treatment, n (%)

47 (29.6%)

71 (46.4%)

0.003

Dyslipidaemia, n (%)

67 (42.1%)

78 (51.0%)

0.147

Hypertension, n (%)

80 (50.3%)

103 (67.3%)

0.003

Systolic BP (mmHg)

134 [123;145]

143 [133;159]

< 0.001

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

76.0 [70.5;83.0]

77.5 [68.8;85.2]

0.752

Heart rate (b/min)

75.0 [68.0;82.0]

77.0 [70.0;86.0]

0.076

Body mass index (kg/m2)

30.3 [27.4;34.0]

31.1 [28.3;35.0]

0.247

Waist (cm)

103 [96.8;111]

107 [101;114]

0.007

Haemoglobin A1c (%)

7.00 [6.50;7.90]

8.10 [7.20;9.10]

< 0.001

Total-cholesterol (mg/dL)

184 [163;206]

181 [163;204]

0.988

HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)

47.0 [40.0;57.0]

50.5 [42.0;60.2]

0.03

LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)

109 [90.4;130]

105 [86.5;128]

0.268

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

118 [89.5;169]

116 [83.0;168]

0.617

Creatinine (mg/dL)

0.79 [0.69;0.92]

0.79 [0.68;0.93]

0.797

Urinary albumin/creatinine ratio (mg/g)

5.80 [3.19;10.9]

12.4 [6.00;32.7]

< 0.001

  1. Data are presented as the median values and interquartile ranges
  2. BP blood pressure