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Table 2 Clinical characteristics of patients with type 1 diabetes according to the presence and severity of DR

From: Diabetic retinopathy is associated with the presence and burden of subclinical carotid atherosclerosis in type 1 diabetes

 

No DR

Mild DR

> Mild DR

p overall

N = 199

N = 89

N = 52

Age, years

43.4 (11.1)

47.1 (12.2)

51.1 (11.6)

< 0.001

Sex, men

89 (44.7%)

41 (46.1%)

27 (51.9%)

0.906

Non-caucasian

3 (1.51%)

1 (1.12%)

0 (0.00%)

1

Current or former smoker

97 (49.0%)

49 (55.1%)

28 (53.8%)

0.588

Antiplatelet

46 (23.1%)

23 (25.8%)

23 (44.2%)

0.009

Dyslipidemia

72 (36.2%)

41 (46.1%)

31 (59.6%)

0.007

Hypertension

36 (18.1%)

25 (28.1%)

27 (51.9%)

< 0.001

Systolic BP, mmHg

127 [112; 135]

130 [119; 140]

136 [116; 150]

0.001

Diastolic BP, mmHg

74.5 (10.1)

74.4 (8.92)

72.4 (11.6)

0.395

Pulse pressure, mmHg

50.0 [40.0; 58.5]

53.0 [45.0; 66.0]

62.0 [50.5; 75.0]

< 0.001

BMI, kg/m2

25.0 [22.5; 27.4]

26.2 [23.6; 29.4]

26.3 [23.3; 30.2]

0.013

Waist circumference, cm

87.0 [79.0; 95.0]

90.0 [82.0; 100]

91.5 [82.0; 103]

0.009

HbA1c, %

7.40 [6.80; 7.90]

7.50 [7.10; 8.20]

7.90 [7.30; 8.60]

< 0.001

HbA1c, mmol/mol

57.0 [51.0; 63.0]

58.0 [54.0; 66.0]

63.0 [56.0; 70.0]

< 0.001

Total-c, mg/dL

175 [161; 200]

177 [154; 200]

184 [157; 201]

0.989

HDL, mg/dL

63.0 [54.0; 74.0]

60.5 [51.8; 71.0]

60.5 [50.8; 76.0]

0.422

LDL, mg/dL

99.4 [84.6; 116]

98.0 [81.8; 121]

105 [78.1; 115]

0.913

Triglycerides, mg/dL

65.0 [53.0; 83.5]

69.0 [53.0; 93.0]

74.0 [56.8; 88.0]

0.166

Creatinine, mg/dL

0.77 [0.66; 0.88]

0.75 [0.64; 0.85]

0.78 [0.68; 0.92]

0.340

Urine albumin/creatinine ratio mg/g

3.58 [1.82; 5.95]

4.00 [1.98; 5.62]

5.71 [3.12; 16.3]

0.001

Diabetes duration

16.0 [11.0; 22.0]

25.0 [18.0; 30.0]

30.5 [22.0; 38.0]

< 0.001

  1. Variables are expressed as median and interquartile range, unless otherwise specified
  2. BMI body mass index, BP blood pressure, HDL high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, Total-c total cholesterol