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Table 4 Clinical features of type 2 diabetic patients with visceral fat accumulation and low muscle quality

From: Low muscle quality in Japanese type 2 diabetic patients with visceral fat accumulation

 

Visceral fat accumulation (−) group

Visceral fat accumulation (+) group

Muscle quality

p value

Muscle quality

p value

High group

Low group

High group

Low group

n (males/females)

36 (25/11)

18 (8/10)

0.087a

56 (46/10)

73 (47/26)

0.030 a

Age (years)

65.5 ± 11.4

74.3 ± 7.7

0.005

61.4 ± 13.3

64.4 ± 12.5

0.192

Duration of diabetes (years)

5 (0–30)

20 (8–29)

0.344

5 (1–13)

12 (6–21)

0.007

BMI (kg/m2)

20.0 ± 2.4

21.5 ± 2.7

0.040

26.5 ± 3.8

27.9 ± 4.0

0.042

WC (cm)

79.3 ± 6.7

83.3 ± 8.5

0.066

97.8 ± 10.3

100.5 ± 10.5

0.125

eVFA (cm2)

63.3 ± 21.7

75.1 ± 21.5

0.067

164.8 ± 39.7

168.9 ± 40.0

0.565

Grip strength (kg)

24.8 ± 7.7

13.4 ± 5.4

< 0.001

30.9 ± 8.0

20.0 ± 7.8

< 0.001

Skeletal mass index (kg/m2)

6.3 ± 0.9

6.0 ± 0.9

0.213

7.4 ± 0.9

7.4 ± 1.2

0.945

Systolic BP (mmHg)

131.7 ± 24.1

140.0 ± 22.2

0.224

130.2 ± 15.3

130.9 ± 18.6

0.831

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

77.0 ± 11.5

72.9 ± 9.4

0.196

77.8 ± 11.0

76.0 ± 13.4

0.414

HbA1c (%)

9.6 ± 2.2

10.1 ± 3.5

0.605

9.9 ± 1.9

9.2 ± 1.7

0.032

Serum C-peptide (ng/ml)

1.2 ± 0.8

1.9 ± 1.8

0.058

2.0 ± 1.4

1.9 ± 1.2

0.679

ALT (U/l)

29.2 ± 37.6

21.1 ± 12.8

0.380

35.2 ± 26.3

31.5 ± 33.8

0.580

UA (mg/dl)

4.5 ± 1.6

5.0 ± 1.6

0.355

5.6 ± 1.3

5.4 ± 1.6

0.394

eGFR (ml/min)

76.8 ± 31.9

57.0 ± 26.5

0.027

72.9 ± 26.0

61.1 ± 26.6

0.016

HDL-C (mg/dl)

57.3 ± 23.1

47.9 ± 17.4

0.135

45.0 ± 13.3

41.1 ± 12.5

0.090

TG (mg/dl)

123 (82–173)

116 (82–167)

0.890

187 (127–267)

152 (113–213)

0.077

LDL-C (mg/dl)

101.7 ± 33.9

91.1 ± 38.5

0.306

119.4 ± 38.3

102.7 ± 34.4

0.011

hs-CRP (mg/dl)

0.1 (0.0–0.2)

0.2 (0.1–0.6)

0.153

0.1 (0.1–0.4)

0.1 (0.1–0.4)

0.301

Adiponectin (μg/ml)

11.3 (7.3–16.9)

8.2 (6.5–15.7)

0.878

5.3 (3.7–8.2)

6.6 (4.8–10.6)

0.009

BNP (pg/ml)

22.4 (15.0–59.5)

28.0 (15.1–49.9)

0.302

10.7 (4.9–21.7)

16.4 (8.1–29.8)

0.726

CCA max IMT (mm)

0.8 ± 0.4

1.3 ± 0.8

0.013

0.9 ± 0.4

0.9 ± 0.4

0.505

PWV (m/s)

1791 ± 463

2051 ± 370

0.054

1744 ± 329

1814 ± 358

0.262

MCV (m/s)

50.2 ± 3.7

48.3 ± 4.1

0.100

50.8 ± 3.9

48.5 ± 4.9

0.003

Hypertension

58%

72%

0.382a

64%

75%

0.180a

Hyperuricemia

17%

17%

1.000a

30%

30%

1.000a

Dyslipidemia

72%

89%

0.298a

91%

89%

0.775a

Fatty liver

33%

28%

0.764a

76% (41/54)

65% (47/72)

0.241a

Cardiovascular disease

33%

61%

0.080a

18%

41%

0.007 a

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± SD, or median (interquartile range), or frequency % (number of subjects). Unpaired t test was used between low muscle quality group vs high muscle quality group
  2. aFisher’s exact test (low muscle quality group vs high muscle quality group)