Table 1 Clinical characteristics of study subjects
From: Low muscle quality in Japanese type 2 diabetic patients with visceral fat accumulation
n (males/females) | 183 (126/57) |
Age (years) | 64.7 ± 12.6 |
Duration of diabetes (years) | 9 (3–21) |
BMI (kg/m2) | 25.3 ± 4.7 |
WC (cm) | 93.8 ± 12.9 |
 Males | 93.1 ± 13.0 |
 Females | 95.2 ± 12.8 |
eVFA (cm2) | 137.7 ± 57.8 |
 Males | 145.2 ± 60.0 |
 Females | 121.0 ± 49.2 |
Grip strength (kg) | 23.5 ± 9.5 |
 Males | 27.5 ± 8.1 |
 Females | 14.8 ± 6.1 |
Skeletal mass index (kg/m2) | 7.1 ± 1.2 |
 Males | 7.5 ± 1.0 |
 Females | 6.1 ± 1.1 |
Systolic BP (mmHg) | 131.7 ± 19.3 |
Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 76.4 ± 12.0 |
HbA1c (%) | 9.5 ± 2.1 |
Serum C-peptide (ng/ml) | 1.8 ± 1.3 |
ALT (U/l) | 31.2 ± 31.1 |
UA (mg/dl) | 5.3 ± 1.6 |
eGFR (ml/min) | 67.3 ± 28.3 |
HDL-C (mg/dl) | 46.1 ± 16.8 |
TG (mg/dl) | 148 (105–217) |
LDL-C (mg/dl) | 106.5 ± 36.8 |
hs-CRP (mg/dl) | 0.12 (0.06–0.35) |
Adiponectin (μg/ml) | 7.3 (4.6–11.3) |
BNP (pg/ml) | 15.7 (7.7–35.3) |
CCA max IMT (mm) | 0.9 ± 0.5 |
PWV (m/s) | 1810 ± 379 |
MCV (m/s) | 49.5 ± 4.4 |
Hypertension | 68% |
Hyperuricemia | 26% |
Dyslipidemia | 86% |
Fatty liver | 58% (105/180) |
Cardiovascular disease | 34% |