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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of participants

From: Higher systolic blood pressure is specifically associated with better islet beta-cell function in T2DM patients with high glycemic level

Characteristics

All participants

Participants with HbA1c < 10%

Participants with HbA1c ≥ 10%

P value*

N

615

320

283

 

Age, mean ± SD, year

49.2 ± 12.1

51.5 ± 11.4

46.3 ± 12.3

 < 0.01

Male sex, n (%)

411 (66.8)

206 (64.4)

197 (69.6)

0.17

Current smoking, n (%)

198 (32.4)

95 (29.9)

102 (36.2)

0.10

Current alcohol consumption, n (%)

280 (45.8)

138 (43.4)

139 (49.3)

0.15

Duration of diabetes, median (25th–75th), year

3.7 (0.1–10.0)

5.6 (1.3–10.7)

1.0 (0.1–7.0)

 < 0.01

Hypertension, n (%)

324 (52.7)

191 (59.7)

123 (43.5)

 < 0.01

Self-reported hypertension, n (%)

198 (32.2)

114 (35.6)

78 (27.6)

0.03

Newly diagnosed hypertension, n (%)

126 (20.5)

77 (24.1)

45 (15.9)

0.01

CHD, n (%)

92 (15.0)

65 (20.3)

24 (8.5)

 < 0.01

Stroke, n (%)

62 (10.1)

41 (12.8)

18 (6.4)

 < 0.01

BMI, mean ± SD, kg/m2

25.9 ± 3.7

26.1 ± 3.9

25.7 ± 3.6

0.31

SBP, mean ± SD, mmHg

131.3 ± 17.2

133.0 ± 17.2

129.2 ± 17.0

 < 0.01

DBP, mean ± SD, mmHg

80.9 ± 10.5

81.3 ± 10.5

80.4 ± 10.6

0.29

HbA1c, mean ± SD, %

9.8 ± 2.1

8.2 ± 1.2

11.6 ± 1.3

 < 0.01

HbA1c, mean ± SD, mmol/mol

83.6 ± 23.4

65.8 ± 12.7

103.7 ± 14.6

 < 0.01

FBG, mean ± SD, mmol/L

8.3 ± 2.3

7.6 ± 2.0

8.9 ± 2.5

 < 0.01

2 h PBG, mean ± SD, mmol/L

17.0 ± 4.6

16.0 ± 4.5

18.0 ± 4.5

 < 0.01

TG, median (25th–75th), mmol/L

1.5 (1.0–2.5)

1.5 (1.0–2.4)

1.5 (1.0–2.7)

0.68

TC, median (25th–75th), mmol/L

4.5 (3.8–5.2)

4.4 (3.8–5.1)

4.7 (4.0–5.4)

 < 0.01

HDL-C, median (25th–75th), mmol/L

1.0 (0.8–1.2)

1.0 (0.8–1.2)

1.0 (0.8–1.2)

0.96

LDL-C, median (25th–75th), mmol/L

2.6 (2.0–3.2)

2.5 (2.0–3.1)

2.8 (2.2–3.4)

 < 0.01

ALT, median (25th–75th), U/L

19.1 (13.3–29.4)

19.1 (13.3–29.4)

18.9 (13.4–28.3)

0.82

AST, median (25th–75th), U/L

15.9 (12.7–21.8)

16.3 (13.4–22.0)

15.1 (12.0–20.2)

 < 0.01

UA, median (25th–75th), μmol/L

286.0 (232.0–348.0)

295.0 (245.0–356.5)

274.0 (216.0–334.0)

 < 0.01

Oral antihypertensive agent treatment (not mutually exclusive below), n (%)

172 (28.0)

110 (34.4)

55 (19.4)

 < 0.01

Calcium channel blocker, n (%)

94 (15.3)

57 (17.8)

33 (11.7)

0.03

ACE inhibitor/ARB, n (%)

127 (20.7)

79 (24.7)

46 (16.3)

0.01

Alpha blocker/Beta blocker, n (%)

82 (13.3)

57 (17.8)

21 (7.4)

 < 0.01

Diuretic, n (%)

50 (8.1)

28 (8.8)

20 (7.1)

0.45

Insulin treatment, n (%)

140 (22.8)

80 (25.0)

54 (19.1)

0.08

Oral hypoglycemic agent treatment, n (%)

382 (62.1)

236 (73.8)

137 (48.4)

 < 0.01

HOMA2-IR, median (25th–75th)

1.7 (1.3–2.3)

1.8 (1.3–2.4)

1.7 (1.4–2.2)

0.11

Matsuda index, median (25th–75th)

81.3 (54.3–120.4)

74.7 (48.4–106.5)

90.2 (63.5–133.7)

 < 0.01

HOMA2-B, median (25th–75th)

51.5 (36.3–80.0)

64.7 (41.7–95.7)

44.7 (30.8–61.0)

 < 0.01

ISSI2, median (25th–75th)

114.8 (77.0–172.7)

141.0 (87.9–198.0)

97.1 (66.5–136.5)

 < 0.01

  1. CHD, coronary heart disease; BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HbA1c, glycosylated hemoglobin; FBG, fasting blood glucose; PBG, postprandial blood glucose; TG, triglyceride; TC, total cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; ALT, alanine transaminase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; UA, uric acid; ACE, angiotensin converting enzyme; ARB, angiotensin receptor blocker; HOMA2-IR, homeostatic model assessment 2-insulin resistance; HOMA2-B, homeostatic model assessment 2-beta; ISSI2, insulin secretion-sensitivity index-2
  2. *Compared the difference between two HbA1c groups