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Table 1 Baseline demographic and anthropometric characteristics of investigated patients

From: Impact of acute hyperglycemia on layer-specific left ventricular strain in asymptomatic diabetic patients: an analysis based on two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography

Variables

Group A (DM with acute hyperglycemia) n = 67

Group B (DM with euglycemia) n = 20

Group C (healthy controls) n = 20

p value

Gender (male), n (%)

45 (67.2)

10 (50.0)

8 (40.0)

0.065

Age (years)

38.3 ± 1.6*

43.2 ± 3.6

36.2 ± 2.0

0.208

Body weight (kg)

79.6 ± 2.6

73.6 ± 2.8

72.0 ± 3.6

0.345

BMI (kg/m2)

25.7 ± 0.8

24.6 ± 1.0

23.8 ± 0.7

0.209

Diabetes

 Type 1, n (%)

30 (44.8)

8 (40.0)

–

0.705

 Type 2, n (%)

37 (55.2)

12 (60.0)

–

 

Diabetes duration (years)

8.8 ± 1.2

8.4 ± 1.2

–

0.798

Therapy, n (%)

 No previous therapy

33 (49.3)

0

–

 

 OAD

11 (16.4)

8 (40.0)

–

0.570

 Insulin

23 (34.3)

12 (60.0)

–

 
  1. DM diabetes mellitus, BMI body mass index, OAD oral anti diabetes drugs
  2. * Data are expressed as mean ± SE