All subjects | High HDL HDL > 40/50 mg/dl (M/F) | Low HDL HDL ≤ 40/50 mg/dl (M/F) | p | |
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N. (%) | 119 | 59 (49.6%) | 60 (50.4%) | |
Age, years | 63.6 ± 7.9 | 65.0 ± 8.4 | 62.1 ± 7.2 | 0.047 |
Duration of diabetes, years | 11.8 ± 9.8 | 13.7 ± 10.7 | 9.8 ± 8.5 | 0.031 |
Sex (M/F), n (%) | 69/50 (58/42) | 25/34 (42/58) | 44/16 (73/27) | 0.001 |
BMI, kg/m2 | 28.8 ± 5.4 | 27.2 ± 5.8 | 30.4 ± 4.4 | 0.001 |
BMI categories (< 25, 25–30, > 30 kg/m2), n (%) | 27/54/38 (22.7/45.4/31.9) | 22/27/10 (37.3/45.8/16.9) | 5/27/28 (8.3/45.0/46.7) | 0.0001 |
Waist circumference, cm | 102.4 ± 13.3 | 97.6 ± 14.0 | 107.2 ± 10.7 | 0.0001 |
Systolic BP, mmHg | 145.6 ± 17.1 | 145.2 ± 15.8 | 146.0 ± 18.5 | 0.813 |
Diastolic BP, mmHg | 79.5 ± 9.1 | 77.1 ± 8.9 | 81.9 ± 8.6 | 0.004 |
Hypertension, n (%) | 90 (75.6) | 40 (67.8) | 50 (83.3) | 0.048 |
Fasting glucose, mg/dl (mmol/l) | 146.4 ± 35.4 (8.13 ± 1.97) | 147.1 ± 34.7 (8.17 ± 1.93) | 145.6 ± 36.3 (8.09 ± 2.02) | 0.814 |
HbA1c, % (mmol/mol) | 7.27 ± 0.88 (56.0 ± 9.6) | 7.24 ± 0.81 (55.6 ± 8.8) | 7.31 ± 0.95 (56.3 ± 10.4) | 0.683 |
Total cholesterol, mg/dl (mmol/l) | 181.2 ± 33.4 (4.68 ± 0.86) | 191.3 ± 34.2 (4.94 ± 0.89) | 171.2 ± 29.6 (4.43 ± 0.77) | 0.001 |
LDL cholesterol, mg/dl (mmol/l) | 101.1 ± 27.8 (2.62 ± 0.72) | 100.9 ± 29.0 (2.61 ± 0.75) | 101.4 ± 26.8 (2.62 ± 0.69) | 0.930 |
HDL cholesterol, mg/dl (mmol/l) | 53.3 ± 42.0 (1.38 ± 0.58) | 73.5 ± 13.0 (1.90 ± 0.34) | 33.5 ± 5.1 (0.86 ± 0.13) | – |
Non-HDL cholesterol, mg/dl (mmol/l) | 127.8 ± 31.9 (3.31 ± 0.83) | 117.8 ± 31.6 (3.05 ± 0.82) | 137.8 ± 29.3 (3.56 ± 0.76) | 0.001 |
Triacylglycerol, mg/dl [mmol/l] | 124.0 (75.0–194.0) [1.40 (0.85–2.19)] | 81.0 (59.0–120.0) [0.92 (0.67–1.36)] | 185.5 (131.2–237.7) [2.10 (1.48–2.69)] | 0.0001 |
Creatinine, mg/dl (µmol/l) | 0.90 ± 0.28 (79.6 ± 24.8) | 0.80 ± 0.17 (70.8 ± 14.8) | 1.00 ± 0.33 (88.4 ± 29.3) | 0.0001 |
Uric acid, mg/dl (µmol/l) | 5.35 ± 1.46 (318.2 ± 86.8) | 4.83 ± 1.27 (287.2 ± 75.5) | 5.88 ± 1.46 (349.7 ± 86.7) | 0.0001 |
Albumin to creatinine ratio, mg/g | 7.3 (3.9–18.8) | 7.4 (4.6–13.7) | 6.1 (3.4–36.4) | 0.457 |
A/C ratio categories: < 30, 30–300, > 300 mg/g; n (%) | 95/20/4 (79.8/16.8/3.4) | 50/7/2 (84.7/11.9/3.4) | 45/13/2 (75.0/21.7/3.3) | 0.358 |
eGFR, CKD-EPI, ml/min/1.73 m2 | 82.5 ± 18.3 | 85.8 ± 14.7 | 79.2 ± 20.9 | 0.052 |
AST, U/L | 22.0 ± 14.9 | 20.8 ± 11.6 | 23.2 ± 17.7 | 0.377 |
ALT, U/L | 23.7 ± 14.3 | 21.2 ± 12.6 | 26.1 ± 15.6 | 0.063 |
GGT, U/L | 32.6 ± 29.4 | 33.9 ± 33.6 | 31.2 ± 24.9 | 0.624 |
Smoking habits: no smokers, ex-smokers, current smokers, n (%) | 63/33/23 (52.9/27.7/19.3) | 39/16/4 (66.1/27.1/6.8) | 24/17/19 (40.0/28.3/31.7) | 0.001 |
Glucose lowering treatments | ||||
Metformin, n (%) | 97 (81.5) | 48 (81.4) | 49 (81.7) | 0.965 |
Sulphonilureas or glinides, n (%) | 34 (28.6) | 17 (28.8) | 17 (28.3) | 0.887 |
Thiazolidinediones, n (%) | 6 (5.0) | 4 (6.8) | 2 (3.3) | 0.390 |
DPP4 inhibitors, n (%) | 36 (30.3) | 15 (25.4) | 21 (35.0) | 0.256 |
GLP-1 receptor agonists, n (%) | 11 (9.2) | 3 (5.1) | 8 (13.3) | 0.120 |
Insulin, n (%) | 35 (29.4) | 19 (32.2) | 16 (26.7) | 0.507 |
BP-lowering treatments, n (%) | 84 (70.6) | 36 (61.0) | 48 (80.0) | 0.023 |
RAAS inhibitors, n (%) | 70 (58.8) | 32 (54.2) | 38 (63.3) | 0.313 |
Lipid-lowering treatments, n (%) | 58 (48.7) | 30 (50.8) | 28 (46.7) | 0.648 |
Non advanced retinopathy, n (%) | 18 (15.1) | 7 (11.9) | 11 (18.3) | 0.325 |
Major acute cardiovascular events (MACE), n (%) | 21 (17.6) | 7 (11.9) | 14 (23.3) | 0.101 |