Table 4 Clinical characteristics of the patients according to diabetes duration
|  | 0 to 10 years N = 17 | > 10 years N = 15 | p (univariate) | p (multivariate) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Diabetes duration, years: mean (SD) | 5 (3.8) | 20 (9.0) | < 0.0001 |  |
Age, years: mean (SD) | 63.2 (12.7) | 62.3 (15.0) | 0.85 | Â |
BMI, kg/m2: mean (SD) | 27.7 (5.2) | 28.8 (6.4) | 0.6 | Â |
Insulin-treated patient, n (%) | 6 (35) | 12 (75) | 0.04 | 0.049 |
Neuropathy, n (%)a | 4 (33) | 9 (60) | 0.3 | 0.1 |
Nephropathy, n (%)b | 4 (33) | 5 (36) | 1 | 0.5 |
Retinopathy, n (%)c | 3 (27) | 6 (46) | 0.4 | 0.4 |
HbA1c, mmol/mol: median (IQR)d | 56.0 (50–81) | 70.0 (60–77) | 0.3 | 0.6 |
HbA1c, %: median (IQR)d | 7.3 (6.7–9.6) | 8.6 (7.6–9.2) | 0.3 | 0.6 |
Pancreas volume, cm3: mean (SD) | 62.9 (39.6) | 60.0 (27.7) | 0.8 | 0.5 |
Pancreas density, Hounsfield units: median (IQR)e | 29.6 (19.2–36.3) | 27.7 (13.7–32.3) | 0.9 | 0.6 |
Liver density, Hounsfield units: median (IQR) | 50.0 (39.0–54.0) | 48.0 (28.5–51.5) | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Splenic artery calcium score n (%) | ||||
 0 | 13 (76) | 7 (47) | 0.2 | 0.2 |
 1 | 2 (12) | 4 (27) |  |  |
 2 or 3 | 2 (12) | 4 (27) | ||
Abdominal aorta calcium score, n (%) | ||||
 0 | 3 (18) | 1 (7) | 0.6 | 0.9 |
 1 | 8 (47) | 9 (60) | ||
 2 or 3 | 6 (35) | 5 (33) | ||
Number of pancreas-bound branches, n (%) | ||||
 0 | 6 (35) | 5 (33) | 1 | 0.9 |
 1 | 4 (24) | 4 (27) | ||
 2 or 3 | 7 (41) | 6 (40) | ||
Number of intrapancreatic arterial subdivisions, n (%) | ||||
 0 | 10 (59) | 6 (40) | 0.6 | 0.4 |
 1 | 3 (18) | 4 (27) | ||
 2 | 4 (23) | 5 (33) | ||