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Table 1 Baseline characteristics between high CV and low CV groups

From: Comparison of the effects of triglyceride variability and exposure estimate on clinical prognosis in diabetic patients

Variables

Low CV (n = 12,967)

High CV (n = 12,966)

p

Age (years)

63.6 ± 10.4

61.5 ± 10.2

 < .01

Male (n, %)

6353 (49.0)

7108 (54.8)

 < .01

BMI (kg/m2)

25.1 ± 10.7

25.0 ± 7.3

0.45

Current smoker (n, %)

757 (5.8)

1078 (8.3)

 < .01

Alcohol drinking (n, %)

854 (6.6)

1265 (9.8)

 < .01

Systolic BP (mmHg)

120.3 ± 10.1

120.6 ± 10.1

0.10

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

74.2 ± 5.6

74.6 ± 5.6

 < .01

Hypertension (n, %)

8196 (63.2)

8104 (62.5)

0.24

Anti-hypertensive drug (n, %)

7108 (54.8)

6899 (53.2)

0.01

Dyslipidemia (n, %)

8697 (67.1)

9767 (75.3)

 < .01

Statin (n, %)

5634 (43.5)

5555 (42.8)

0.33

TG-lowering drug (n, %)

163 (1.1)

640 (4.9)

 < .01

Chronic kidney disease (n, %)

2760 (21.3)

2928 (22.6)

0.01

Insulin use (n, %)

3099 (23.9)

3685 (28.4)

 < .01

Antiplatelet drug (n, %)

4753 (36.7)

4678 (36.1)

0.34

Anticoagulant (n, %)

227 (1.8)

245 (1.9)

0.40

Glucose (mg/dL)

134.6 ± 32.8

138.9 ± 36.2

 < .01

HbA1c (%)

7.1 ± 1.2

7.2 ± 1.2

 < .01

Creatinine (mg/dL)

1.15 ± 1.03

1.32 ± 1.46

 < .01

hsCRP (mg/dL)

3.1 ± 2.9

3.4 ± 3.0

 < .01

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

171.7 ± 31.1

174.0 ± 32.9

 < .01

LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)

101.3 ± 26.5

99.9 ± 28.3

 < .01

HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)

48.2 ± 11.8

46.5 ± 11.4

 < .01

Triglyceride (mg/dL)

140.7 ± 70.5

180.7 ± 99.3

 < .01

TG-CV (%)

20.8 ± 6.5

46.6 ± 15.9

 < .01

TG-CEE (arbitrary unit)

5061.8 ± 1918.3

6173.0 ± 2679.2

 < .01

Number of TG measurement

5.9 ± 3.6

6.6 ± 4.2

 < .01

Interval between TG measurement (day)

221.5 ± 131.7

203.5 ± 126.2

 < .01

  1. Categorical variables in n (%) and continuous variables in mean ± standard deviation
  2. BMI body mass index, BP blood pressure, hsCRP high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, LDL low density lipoprotein, HDL high density lipoprotein, TG-CV coefficient of variation for serum TG level, TG-CEE cumulative exposure estimates for serum TG level